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  • Zairian
    Zairian
    adjective
    of or relating to Zaire or its people.
  • Zaïrian
    Zaïrian
    adjective
    of or relating to the former Zaïre (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) or its inhabitants

Zairian

American  
[zah-eer-ee-uhn] / zɑˈɪər i ən /
Or Zairean

adjective

  1. of or relating to Zaire or its people.


noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Zaire.

Zaïrian British  
/ zɑːˈɪərɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the former Zaïre (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) or its inhabitants

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Zaïre

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Zairian

First recorded in 1970–75; Zaire + -ian

Example Sentences

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The angry Zairian foreign minister put out a chastising call to Ali.

From Time Jun. 4, 2016

But African music in the 80s was just about dance, partying, Congolese guitars and "la Sape", the Zairian form of dandyism.

From The Guardian Jan. 18, 2013

It is more than difficult to get cooperation from all sectors of various Zairian political and governmental divisions.

From Time Magazine Archive

This week, however, the Clinton Administration may announce tough economic and diplomatic sanctions targeted personally at the Zairian leader.

From Time Magazine Archive

I thought of the six pathetic little infant chimps who were confiscated in Kigoma from Zairian hunters the previous year.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall

In addition, the U.S. and its European allies were concerned about how to extend some limited military support to the Zaïrian government of President Mobutu Sese Seko.

From Time Magazine Archive

The expatriates have no confidence in the ability of the Zaïrian army to ward off another rebel attack and no faith in the proposed pan-African force to ward off the marauding Zaïrian army.

From Time Magazine Archive

As they probed slowly westward, with Moroccans providing back-up support and removing antipersonnel mines from the dirt tracks en route, Zaïrian forces encountered practically no resistance.

From Time Magazine Archive

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