Zaire
Заїр
Заир
Zaire
Former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a country in Central AfricaFormer name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a country in Central Africa; used from 1971–1997.
UK/zaɪˈɪə/US/zɑːˈɪəɹ/
Meaning
3 senses(historical)Former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a country in Central Africa; used from 1971–1997.
Zaire
Заи́рZaír
ЗаїрZajir
(historical)Synonym of Congo (major river in Central Africa)
A province of Angola, named after the river
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
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Origin
Borrowed from French Zaïre, a truncation of Kongo nzadi o nzere (“river swallowing rivers”Borrowed from French Zaïre, a truncation of Kongo nzadi o nzere (“river swallowing rivers”) which refers to the Congo river; adopted in accordance with the Authenticity Movement.
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