Zaire

• Zaïre

Truncation of Kongo nzadi o nzere (“river swallowing rivers”) which refers to the Congo river; adopted in accordance with the Authenticity Movement.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /zaɪˈɪə/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /zɑːˈɪəɹ/, /ˈzɑːɪɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Zaire

2. (historical) Former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a country in Central Africa; used from 1971–1997.
4. (chiefly historical) Synonym of Congo (major river in Central Africa)
5. A province of Angola, named after the river

• zaire

• arize, rezai, Azeri

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈzaj.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈzaj.ɾe]

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Zaire m

1. (historical) Zaire (former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a country in Central Africa; used from 1971–1997)
3. (chiefly historical) synonym of Congo (major river in Central Africa)
4. A province of Angola, named after the river

• zairès

From Portuguese Zaire.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtsɑi̯re/, [ˈts̠ɑ̝i̯re̞]
• IPA^(key): /ˈzɑi̯re/, [ˈzɑ̝i̯re̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑire
• Syllabification^(key): Zai‧re
• Hyphenation^(key): Zai‧re

Zaire

1. (historical) Zaire (former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a country in Central Africa; used from 1971–1997)
3. (chiefly historical) synonym of Kongo (major river in Central Africa)
4. A province of Angola, named after the river

• azeri

• IPA^(key): ^*/d͡zaˈi.re/^[1]
• Rhymes: -ire
• Hyphenation: Za‧ì‧re

Zaire m

1. (historical) Zaire (former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a country in Central Africa; used from 1971–1997)
3. (chiefly historical) synonym of Congo (major river in Central Africa)
4. A province of Angola, named after the river

• zairese

• Repubblica Democratica del Congo

• Rezia, azeri

Truncation of Kongo nzadi o nzere (“river swallowing rivers”) which refers to the Congo river.

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ajɾɨ, (Brazil) -ajɾi
• Hyphenation: Zai‧re

Zaire m

1. (historical) Zaire (former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a country in Central Africa; used from 1971–1997)
3. (chiefly Portugal, Africa) A major river in Central Africa which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at times forming the border with the Republic of the Congo and Angola.

   Synonym: Congo

4. A province of Angola, named after the river

• Unlike in other languages, in Portuguese, "Zaire" remains in use as a hydronym even after 1997, especially in Africa.

• IPA^(key): /ˈθaiɾe/ [ˈθai̯.ɾe] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈsaiɾe/ [ˈsai̯.ɾe] (Latin America, Philippines)

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aiɾe
• Syllabification: Zai‧re

Zaire m

1. (historical) Zaire (former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a country in Central Africa; used from 1971–1997)
3. (chiefly Angola) synonym of Congo (major river in Central Africa)
4. A province of Angola, named after the river

• Rhymes: -iːr

Zaire ? (genitive Zaires)

1. (historical) Zaire (former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a country in Central Africa; used from 1971–1997)
3. (chiefly Angola) synonym of Kongo (major river in Central Africa)
4. A province of Angola, named after the river

• azeri