Zairian
adjective
of or relating to Zaire or its people.
Zairian
American
[zah-eer-ee-uhn]
/ zɑˈɪər i ən /
Or
Zairean
adjective
noun
Zaïrian
British
/ zɑːˈɪərɪən /
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of Zairian
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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
The stiffest resistance Kabila confronted came not from the Zairian army but from the Angolan rebel group UNITA, led by Jonas Savimbi, a cold war ally of the U.S.'s and great friend of Mobutu's.
From Time Magazine Archive
Scientists had suspected that the disease, which killed 245 in the Zairian town of Kikwit last year, was transmitted to humans from chimpanzees or other forest creatures.
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
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
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
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