zaire

[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.

Zaire

or Za·ïre

[zah-eer, zah-eer]

noun

Republic of, 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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Examples from the Web for zaire

Contemporary Examples

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
In all, the 1976 outbreak saw 318 cases in Zaire, 280 of which ended in death.
The Original Ebola Hunter
Abby Haglage
September 14, 2014
To break up the trip to Zaire, the two stopped in Geneva to meet with leaders at the World Health Organization.
The Original Ebola Hunter
Abby Haglage
September 14, 2014
Bill Close, as his friends called him, was the personal physician to President Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire.
The Original Ebola Hunter
Abby Haglage
September 14, 2014
Other trials, to begin in the fall, will study a monovalent vaccine that has a gene only from the Zaire strain.
Ebola Vaccine Will Do Little for Current Crisis
Kent Sepkowitz
August 28, 2014

Historical Examples

I came out at the "Franais" as Zaire; my success was a triumph!
Gerald Fitzgerald
Charles James Lever
He went down stream the next morning, the Zaire overcrowded with Houssas.
Bones
Edgar Wallace
"You shall find other counsellors, B'sano," said Hamilton, as the men were led to the Zaire.
Bones
Edgar Wallace
And by the shores of the river Zaire there is neither quiet nor silence.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
The Zaire had struck a sandbank, and was stranded high, if not dry.
The Keepers of the King's Peace
Edgar Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for zaire

Zaïre

noun

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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Word Origin and History for zaire

Zaire

African nation (1971-1997), from an early alternative name of the Congo River, from Kikongo nzai, dialectal form of nzadi "river."

zaire in Culture

Zaire

[(zeye-eer)]

See Democratic Republic of Congo.

zaire

Zaire

or Za·ïre

Examples from the Web for zaire

Contemporary Examples

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

In 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.

Other trials, to begin in the fall, will study a monovalent vaccine that has a gene only from the Zaire strain.

Historical Examples

I came out at the "Franais" as Zaire; my success was a triumph!

He went down stream the next morning, the Zaire overcrowded with Houssas.

"You shall find other counsellors, B'sano," said Hamilton, as the men were led to the Zaire.

And by the shores of the river Zaire there is neither quiet nor silence.

The Zaire had struck a sandbank, and was stranded high, if not dry.

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