Zaïre

Variant of zaire

zaire definition

za·ire (zä ir′)

noun pl. zaire za·ire′

the former basic monetary unit of Democratic Republic of the Congo

Etymology: < Port, prob. < Kongo nzadi, big river

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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