zaire

[zah-eer, zah-eer]

za·ire

[zah-eer, zah-eer]
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]
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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Zaire [(zeye-eer)]

See Democratic Republic of Congo.

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