zaire

¹

[ zah-eer, zah-eer ]

noun

, plural za·ire.

1. a paper money and monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 100 makuta.

Zaire

²

or Za·ïre

[ zah-eer, zah-eer ]

noun

1. Republic of Zaire, 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).

Zaïre

/ zɑːˈɪə /

noun

1. See Democratic Republic of Congo
   the former name (1971–97) of the Democratic Republic of Congo
2. See Congo
   (formerly) the Zaïrian name (1971–97) for the (River) Congo

Zaire

1. See Democratic Republic of Congo .

Example Sentences

De Merode came to the Democratic Republic of the Congo when it was still Zaire.

From The Daily Beast

In all, the 1976 outbreak saw 318 cases in Zaire, 280 of which ended in death.

From The Daily Beast

To break up the trip to Zaire, the two stopped in Geneva to meet with leaders at the World Health Organization.

From The Daily Beast

Bill Close, as his friends called him, was the personal physician to President Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire.

From The Daily Beast

It was here, a small village in the Mongala District of northern Zaire, where it all began.

From The Daily Beast

Close to the gangway of the Zaire she persuaded one of her Houssa guard to release his hold.

From Project Gutenberg

The rest of the journey was uneventful until the Zaire had reached the northernmost limits of the Residency reserve.

From Project Gutenberg

The Zaire was hugging the western bank so closely that a bold and agile person might have stepped ashore.

From Project Gutenberg

Bosambo came—by the river route—as Sanders was leaving the Zaire to attend the momentous council.

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Sanders was not "in residence," being, in fact, inspecting some recent—and native—repairs to the boilers of the Zaire.

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