Zairian

Or Za·ir·e·an

[zah-eer-ee-uhn]

adjective

1. of or relating to Zaire or its people.

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Zaire.

Zaïrian

/ zɑːˈɪərɪən /

adjective

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

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Zaïre

Word History and Origins

Origin of Zairian¹

First recorded in 1970–75; Zaire + -ian

Example Sentences

Its then 27-year-old writer-director Mathieu Kassovitz had been driven to make it by outrage over a similar incident to Belhabib: the accidental shooting of 17-year-old Zairian immigrant Makomé M’Bowole in a police station in April 1993.

From The Guardian

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

From Literature

On Nov. 24, 1965, Mobutu Sese Seko, a lieutenant general in the Zairian army, led one of the first documented military coups in Africa.

From Los Angeles Times

In the space of 90 minutes African football, once derided for being all about juju magic and Zairian defenders with a limited grasp of free-kick regulations, became credible.

From The Guardian

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

From Time