Etymology

Zairean

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Today it means: A person from Zaire (Democratic Republic of Congo) Full definition →

English Zaire ← French Zaïre ← Portuguese Zaire
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The story

  1. Proto-Bantu*jade
  2. Kongonzadi
  3. Kongoo
  4. Kongonzere
  5. Kongonzadi o nzere
  6. PortugueseZaire
  7. FrenchZaïre
  8. EnglishZaire
  9. English todayZairean

From Zaire + -an.

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