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zaire
[ zah-eer, zah-eer ]
/ zɑË?ɪər, Ë?zÉ‘ ɪər /
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noun, plural za·ire.
a paper money and monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 100 makuta.
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First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette†for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette†for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette†for a netted bat.
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Zaire
or Za·ïre
[ zah-eer, zah-eer ]
/ zÉ‘Ë?ɪər, Ë?zÉ‘ ɪər /
noun
Republic of Zaire, a former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
official name within the Democratic Republic of the Congo of the Congo River (the term Congo River is more widely used elsewhere).
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Zaïre
/ (zÉ‘Ë?Ë?ɪə) /
noun
the former name (1971–97) of the Democratic Republic of Congo
(formerly) the Zaïrian name (1971–97) for the (River) Congo (def. 3)
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Cultural definitions for zaire
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