zaire
a paper money and monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 100 makuta.
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Other definitions for Zaire (2 of 2)
or Za·ïre
Republic of Zaire, a former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
official name within the Democratic Republic of the Congo of the Congo River (the term Congo River is more widely used elsewhere).
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How to use zaire in a sentence
When infected with zaire ebolavirus, people can experience high fevers, severe bleeding, and organ failure, which is fatal in half of cases.
The top 10 health and medicine breakthroughs of 2021 | Claire Maldarelli and Rebecca Sohn | December 1, 2021 | Popular-ScienceI was born in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, then zaire, in 1994.
De Merode came to the Democratic Republic of the Congo when it was still zaire.
A Belgian Prince, Gorillas, Guerrillas & the Future of the Congo | Nina Strochlic | November 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn all, the 1976 outbreak saw 318 cases in zaire, 280 of which ended in death.
To break up the trip to zaire, the two stopped in Geneva to meet with leaders at the World Health Organization.
Bill Close, as his friends called him, was the personal physician to President Mobutu Sese Seko of zaire.
It was here, a small village in the Mongala District of northern zaire, where it all began.
Close to the gangway of the zaire she persuaded one of her Houssa guard to release his hold.
The Keepers of the King's Peace | Edgar WallaceThe rest of the journey was uneventful until the zaire had reached the northernmost limits of the Residency reserve.
The Keepers of the King's Peace | Edgar WallaceThe zaire was hugging the western bank so closely that a bold and agile person might have stepped ashore.
The Keepers of the King's Peace | Edgar WallaceBosambo came—by the river route—as Sanders was leaving the zaire to attend the momentous council.
The Keepers of the King's Peace | Edgar WallaceSanders was not "in residence," being, in fact, inspecting some recent—and native—repairs to the boilers of the zaire.
The Keepers of the King's Peace | Edgar Wallace
British Dictionary definitions for Zaïre
/ (zɑːˈɪə) /
the former name (1971–97) of the Democratic Republic of Congo
(formerly) the Zaïrian name (1971–97) for the (River) Congo (def. 3)
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Cultural definitions for Zaire
[ (zeye-eer) ]
See Democratic Republic of Congo.
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