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za·ire 
[zah-eer, zah-eer] Pronunciation Key
[zah-eer, zah-eer] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural za·ire.
| a paper money and monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 100 makuta. |
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Za·ire
[zah-eer, zah-eer] Pronunciation Key
[zah-eer, zah-eer] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | Republic of, a former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. |
| 2. | official name within the Democratic Republic of the Congo of the Congo River (the term Congo River is more widely used elsewhere). |
Also, Za·ïre.
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| Za·ire
(zī'îr, zä-îr') Pronunciation Key
See Congo. Za·ir'e·an, Za·ir'i·an adj. & n. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| zaire | |
noun | |
| 1. | the basic unit of money in Zaire |
| 2. | a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960 [syn: Congo] |
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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
Zaire [(zeye-eer)]
Zaire [(zeye-eer)]
See Democratic Republic of Congo.
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