HOW TO PRONOUNCE
zaire
/zɑːˈɪəɹ/
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What does zaire mean?
proper noun
- A province of Angola, named after the river
More meanings (3)
noun
- (historical) The unit of currency of Zaire from 1967 to 1998.
proper noun
- (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)
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IPA pronunciation
/zɑːˈɪəɹ/
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Zaire is the world's largest producer of diamonds and cobalt.
Zaire is the world's largest producer of diamonds.
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"And see you twain from Britain's foggy shore set forth to span dark Africk's jungle-plain; thy furthest fount, O Nilus! they explore, and where Zaire springs to seek the Main, The Veil of Isis hides thy land no more, whose secrets open to the world are lain. They deem, vain fools! to win fair Honour's prize: This exiled lives, and that untimely dies."