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Zaire

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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.

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.

Con⋅go

[kong-goh]
–noun
1. People's Republic of the, a republic in central Africa, W of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: formerly an overseas territory in French Equatorial Africa; now an independent member of the French Community. 2,583,198; 132,046 sq. mi. (341,999 sq. km). Capital: Brazzaville. Formerly, French Congo, Middle Congo.
2. Democratic Republic of the. Formerly, Zaire (1971–97), Democratic Republic of the Congo (1960–71), Belgian Congo (1908–60), Congo Free State (1885–1908). a republic in central Africa: a former Belgian colony; gained independence 1960. 47,440,362; 905,568 sq. mi. (2,345,410 sq. km). Capital: Kinshasa.
3. Also called Zaire. a river in central Africa, flowing in a great loop from SE Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Atlantic. ab. 3000 mi. (4800 km) long.
4. Kongo.
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Za·ire   (zī'îr, zä-îr')   
See Congo.
Za·ir'e·an, Za·ir'i·an adj. & n.
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Zaire [(zeye-eer)]

See Democratic Republic of Congo.

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