Zaïre

See also: zaire, Zaire, and zaïre

English

Proper noun

Zaïre

Alternative spelling of Zaire: (historical) A former country (1971-1997) in Central Africa; now the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Anagrams

Azeri, arize

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French Zaïre; ultimately from Kongo nzere, a truncation of nzadi o nzere (“river swallowing rivers”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌzaːˈiː.rə/
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: Za‧ire
Rhymes: -iːrə

Proper noun

Zaïre n

(historical) Zaire (A former country (1971-1997) in Central Africa; now the Democratic Republic of the Congo)

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /za.iʁ/
Audio (file)

Proper noun

Zaïre m

(historical) Zaire (A former country (1971-1997) in Central Africa; now the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
la République du Zaïre

Anagrams

azéri, Azéri

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.