Zaire Definition

zäir
noun
The former basic monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
pronoun
(historical) The Democratic Republic of the Congo (former name, used between 1971 and 1997).
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Other Word Forms of Zaire

Noun

Singular:
zaire
Plural:
zaires, zares

Origin of Zaire

  • Truncation of Kongo nzadi o nzere ("river swallowing rivers", referring to the Congo river) adopted in accordance with the Authenticity Movement.

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Zaire Sentence Examples

  • They moved to Zaire and worked hard on a program that built homes for 2,000 families.

  • The Fullers expanded The Fund to Zaire and other developing areas.

  • Until, however, the last quarter of the 19th century "Zaire" was frequently used to designate the stream.

  • Zaire is a Portuguese variant of a Bantu word (nzari) meaning river.

  • Zaire, among those where love is admitted as a principal motive, and Merope, among those where this motive is excluded and kept in subordination, yield to no plays of their classe in such interest as is possible on the model, in stage effect and in uniform literary merit.

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Words Starting With

ZZAZAI

Words Ending With

EREIRE

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