zaire

IPA: zaɪˈɪr

Root Word: Zaire

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

Examples of "zaire" in Sentences

Storage of body and cremation in Zaire.
Zaire is also a member of the Francophonie.
It can be found in Uganda, and parts of Zaire.
The setting is definitely intended to evoke Zaire.
FIFA rejected the applications of Guinea and Zaire.
Opponents within Zaire stepped up demands for reform.
Someone has linked the word Zaire to the country Zaire.
One result of this action was to eliminate the Zaire from the table.
All of this may help bring about that process of democratization in Zaire which I consider to be of the utmost urgency and necessity.
As the third and last step, we must again insist on the creation of humanitarian corridors to bring aid to the hundreds of thousands of exiles and refugees who are now existing in appalling conditions in the forests of northwestern Zaire.