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Noun: zaire
  1. The basic unit of money in Zaire
Noun: Zaire  zaa'ir [N. Amer], zaa'iu(r) [Brit]
  1. A republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960
    - Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Belgian Congo

Derived forms: zaires

See also: Zairean

Type of: African country, African nation, Zairese monetary unit

Part of: Africa

Encyclopedia: Zaire Zaire, Angola