zaire
noun
a paper money and monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 100 makuta.
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zaire
1 American
[zah-eer, zah-eer]
/ zɑˈɪər, ˈzɑ ɪər /
noun
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zaire
plural
Zaire
2
American
[zah-eer, zah-eer]
/ zɑˈɪər, ˈzɑ ɪər /
Or
Zaïre
noun
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Republic of Zaire, a former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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official name within the Democratic Republic of the Congo of the Congo River (the term Congo River is more widely used elsewhere).
Zaïre
British
/ zɑːˈɪə /
noun
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the former name (1971–97) of the Democratic Republic of Congo
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(formerly) the Zaïrian name (1971–97) for the (River) Congo
Zaire
Cultural
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A vessel took us to Cayenne, where we secured a passage on board one of the steamers of the French Transatlantic Aspinwall line, the Ville de St. Na- zaire, which conveyed us to Europe.
From The Survivors of the Chancellor by Jules Verne
But because Ebola strains like the Zaire variant were so lethal, they quickly ran out of new people to infect before they could move on to another area.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
This is because it uses the same platform as the only officially licenced Ebola vaccine Ervebo, which targets a different strain called Zaire.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
There is a licensed vaccine against the Zaire species of Ebola, but it does not work against Bundibugyo.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Vaccines targeting Zaire ebolavirus have proven highly effective, and two antiviral treatments have reduced mortality rates from 50% to 35%.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 22, 2026
In Zaire during the 1976 outbreak, grieving relatives kissed and embraced the dead or prepared the body for burial, and then, three to fourteen days later, they broke with Ebola.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
The limited testing that was available in the province was testing for the Zaïre strain and not coming up positive.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
DR Congo - which is currently facing its 17th outbreak of Ebola - is more familiar with the Zaïre species.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
THE BUILDUP: Foreman and Ali spent much of the middle of 1974 training in Zaïre, getting acclimated to its tropical climate.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 4, 2016
President Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaïre provided much of the F.N.L.A.'s support during the civil war.
From Time Magazine Archive
Zadig and Zaïre, Mérope and Charles XII. still linger, perhaps, in the schoolroom; but what has become of Oreste, and of Mahomet, and of Alzire?
From Books and Characters French and English by Giles Lytton Strachey
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