zaire

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/ˌzɑˈɪə(ɹ)//ˌzaɪˈɪə(ɹ)/UK/zaɪˈɪə/US/zɑːˈɪəɹ/

noun

The unit of currency of Zaire from 1967 to 1998.

Similar
Congo
OriginFrench zaïre →
Less commonScrabble 14
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Meanings

zaire1

nounzaire (plural zaires or zaire)

plural zaires

  1. historicalThe unit of currency of Zaire from 1967 to 1998.

Zaire2

proper noun

alternative Zaïre

  1. historicalFormer name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a country in Central Africa; used from 1971–1997.
  2. historicalSynonym of Congo (major river in Central Africa)

    Synonyms: Congo

  3. A province of Angola, named after the river

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Congo (major river in Central Africa)

Similar
Congo
Also see
congodemocratic republic of the congo

Origin

zaire · noun

  1. Frenchzaïre
  2. Englishzaire

Borrowed from French zaïre. Named after the Zaire River, another name for the Congo River.

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Zaire · proper noun

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

Borrowed from French Zaïre, a truncation of Kongo nzadi o nzere (“river swallowing rivers”) which refers to the Congo river; adopted in accordance with the Authenticity Movement.

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Translations

Arabic زَئِير, زَائِير
  • زَئِير (zaʔīr)former name of DR of Congo
  • زَائِير (zāʔīr)former name of DR of Congo
Bengali জায়ার
  • জায়ার (jaẏar)former name of DR of Congo
Bulgarian Заи́р
  • Заи́р (Zaír)former name of DR of Congo
Catalan Zaire
  • Zaireformer name of DR of Congo
Chinese Mandarin 扎伊爾, 薩伊 /萨伊
  • 扎伊爾 (Zhāyī'ěr)former name of DR of Congo
  • 薩伊 /萨伊 (Sàyī)former name of DR of Congo
Czech Zair
  • Zairformer name of DR of Congo
Danish Zaire
  • Zaireformer name of DR of Congo
Dutch Zaïre
  • Zaïreformer name of DR of Congo
Estonian Zaire, Sair
  • Zaireformer name of DR of Congo
  • Sairformer name of DR of Congo
Finnish Zaire
  • Zaireformer name of DR of Congo
French zaïre, Zaïre
  • zaïrecurrency
  • Zaïreformer name of DR of Congo
German Zaire
  • Zaireformer name of DR of Congo
Greek Ζαΐρ
  • Ζαΐρ (Zaḯr)former name of DR of Congo
Hebrew זאיר
  • זאיר (za'ír)former name of DR of Congo
Hindi ज़ायर
  • ज़ायर (zāyar)former name of DR of Congo
Irish An tSáír
  • An tSáírformer name of DR of Congo
Italian zaire, Zaire
  • zairecurrency
  • Zaireformer name of DR of Congo
Japanese ザイール
  • ザイール (Zaīru)former name of DR of Congo
Korean 자이르
  • 자이르 (Jaireu)former name of DR of Congo
Lithuanian Zairas
  • Zairasformer name of DR of Congo
Norwegian Bokmål Zaire
  • Zaireformer name of DR of Congo
Persian زئیر
  • زئیر (zair)former name of DR of Congo
Polish Zair
  • Zairformer name of DR of Congo
Portuguese Zaire
  • Zaireformer name of DR of Congo
Romanian Zair
  • Zairformer name of DR of Congo
Russian Заи́р
  • Заи́р (Zaír)former name of DR of Congo
Spanish Zaire
  • Zaireformer name of DR of Congo
Swedish Zaire
  • Zaireformer name of DR of Congo
Thai ซาอีร์
  • ซาอีร์ (saa-ii)former name of DR of Congo
Turkish Zaire
  • Zaireformer name of DR of Congo
Ukrainian Заїр
  • Заїр (Zajir)former name of DR of Congo
Welsh Saïr
  • Saïrformer name of DR of Congo

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with zaire

hereyearclearnearcareerheargearappearwearfearvolunteermirrorpremierdearbeerseverepeerearpioneerPierredeermeretiersheer
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Anagrams

Azerirezai
Cite this entry
APA

zaire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zaire

MLA

“zaire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zaire. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zaire,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zaire.

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