Meanings
nounZairean (plural Zaireans)
plural Zaireans · alternative Zairian
- A person from Zaire (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of Zaire or its people
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Origin
- Proto-Bantu*jade
- Kongonzadi
- Kongoo
- Kongonzere
- Kongonzadi o nzere
- PortugueseZaire
- FrenchZaïre
- EnglishZaire
- EnglishZairean
Translations
Catalan zairès, zairès
- zairèsA person from Zaire
- zairèsrelating to Zaire
Chinese Mandarin 扎伊爾人
- 扎伊爾人A person from Zaire
Dutch Zaïrees, Zaïrese
- ZaïreesA person from Zaire
- ZaïreseA person from Zaire
- Zaïreesrelating to Zaire
Esperanto zairo, zairino
- zairoA person from Zaire
- zairinoA person from Zaire
Finnish zairelainen, zairelainen
- zairelainenA person from Zaire
- zairelainenrelating to Zaire
French Zaïrois, Zaïroise
- ZaïroisA person from Zaire
- ZaïroiseA person from Zaire
- ZaïraisA person from Zaire
- ZaïraiseA person from Zaire
- ZaïrienA person from Zaire
- ZaïrienneA person from Zaire
- zaïroisrelating to Zaire
German Zairer, zairisch
- ZairerA person from Zaire
- zairischrelating to Zaire
Japanese ザイール人
- ザイール人 (Zaīrujin)A person from Zaire
Korean 자이르인, 자이르 사람
- 자이르인 (jaireu'in)A person from Zaire
- 자이르 사람 (jaireu saram)A person from Zaire
Portuguese Zairense
- ZairenseA person from Zaire
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Zairean
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Cite this entry
APA
Zairean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zairean
MLA
“Zairean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zairean. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Zairean,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zairean.
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