Zaire

n. formerly a country in Africa; replaced by People's Republic of the Congo; Democratic Republic of the Congo

n. Zaire, former name (from 1971 to 1997) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; main unit of currency of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Repuplic of Zaire was the name of the present Democratic Republic of the Congo between October 27, 1971, and May 17, 1997. The name of Zaire derives from the , itself a mispronunciation of the Kongo word nzere or nzadi, or "the river that swallows all rivers") and is often—inaccurately—still used to refer to that state.
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Noun
1. a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960
(synonym) Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Belgian Congo
(hypernym) African country, African nation
(part-holonym) Africa
(member-meronym) Congolese
(part-meronym) Goma

Noun
1. the basic unit of money in Zaire
(hypernym) Zairese monetary unit
(part-meronym) likuta

n. Zaire, former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

n. Zaire, country in Africa