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Noun: zaire (zaire)
  1. The former basic unit of currency in Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) until 1997
    "The zaire was replaced by the Congolese franc"
Noun: Zaire  zaa'eer or zI'eer
Usage: archaic (=Congo)
  1. A republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960
    - Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Belgian Congo [archaic], DRC

Derived forms: zaire

Type of: African country, African nation, Zairese monetary unit

Part of: Africa

Encyclopedia: Zaire