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za·ire
/
zɑˈɪər
,
ˈzɑ
ɪər
/
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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
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,
ˈzɑ
ɪər
/
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-eer
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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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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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Cultural Dictionary
Zaire
[(zeye-
eer
)]
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Democratic Republic of
Congo
.
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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