zaire
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- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 5
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Definition of zaire
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
name
- (historical)Former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a country in Central Africa; used from 1971–1997.
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name
- (historical)Former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a country in Central Africa; used from 1971–1997.
- (historical)Synonym of Congo (major river in Central Africa)
- A province of Angola, named after the river
noun
- (historical)The unit of currency of Zaire from 1967 to 1998.
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Etymology
Truncation of Kongo nzadi o nzere (“river swallowing rivers”) which refers to the Congo river; adopted in accordance with the Authenticity Movement.
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