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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

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noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Zaïre

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Etymology

Origin of Zairian

First recorded in 1970–75; Zaire + -ian

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