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 Meaning of ZAIRE
| Pronunciation: |  | zâ'eer 
 
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[n]  a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960  [n]  the basic unit of money in Zaire   |  |  |  |  | Websites: |  |  |  |  |  |  | Synonyms: |  | Belgian Congo, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo |  |  |  |  | See Also: |  | Africa, African country, African nation, Congo River, Congolese, Elisabethville, Kananga, Kasai, Kasai River, Kinshasa, Kivu, Lake Kivu, Leopoldville, likuta, Lubumbashi, Luluabourg, River Kasai, Zairean, Zairese, Zairese monetary unit |  |     |    |  |