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Zaire

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Noun

1. zaire

the basic unit of money in Zaire

2. belgian congo, congo, democratic republic of the congo, zaire

a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Zaire

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noun
the basic monetary unit used in Zaïre from 1967-1996 and equivalent to 100 makuta
noun
1.  the former name (1971–97) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
2.  (formerly) the Zaïrian name (1971–97) for the (River) Congo (sense 3)

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Zaire

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1. 
Congo (River)
2.  Obsolete
Democratic Republic of the Congo
see also Congo
nounWord forms: plural zaˈire
the former basic monetary unit of Democratic Republic of the Congo

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Zaire

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See Congo.

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