zaire
/ˌzɑˈɪə(ɹ)//zaɪˈɪə/
zaire noun: the unit of currency of Zaire from 1967 to 1998.
Noun
zaire (plural zaires or zaire)
- The unit of currency of Zaire from 1967 to 1998.
Proper noun capitalized: Zaire
Zaire
- Former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a country in Central Africa; used from 1971–1997.
- Synonym of Congo (major river in Central Africa)
- Synonyms:
- Congo
- A province of Angola, named after the river
zaire meaning in Tamil
zaire in Tamil
- இது ஒரு நாடாகும்
Synonyms of zaire
Forms of zaire
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | zaires |
| plural | zaire |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form | Zaïre |
Origin of zaire
Borrowed from French zaïre. Named after the Zaire River, another name for the Congo River.
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.
Words formed from zaire
Phrases with zaire
Words that rhyme with zaire
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- spear
- career
- fear
- here
- steer
- appear
- cavalier
- cheer
- leer
- pioneer
- queer
- volunteer
- adhere
- beer
- chandelier
- deer
- financier
- pier
- premier
- privateer
- sheer
- veer
- vizier
- austere
- bombardier
- brigadier
- cashmere
- commandeer
- disappear
- endear
- grenadier
- interfere
- mere
- mountaineer
- peer
- sear
- tear
- tier
- unclear
- arrear
- bier
- blear
- cameleer
- cashier
- chiffonier
- cohere
- fakir
- farseer
Questions about zaire
- What does zaire mean?
- Zaire means the unit of currency of Zaire from 1967 to 1998.
- What is zaire in Tamil?
- Zaire in Tamil is இது ஒரு நாடாகும். See Zaire meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is zaire?
- Zaire can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce zaire?
- Zaire is pronounced /ˌzɑˈɪə(ɹ)/.
- What is the plural of zaire?
- The plural of zaire is zaires.
Words near zaire in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: zaire (page history and authors); Zaire (page history and authors); Zaire (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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