"Zaire" meaning in English

See Zaire in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /zaɪˈɪə/ [UK], /zɑːˈɪəɹ/ [US], /ˈzɑːɪɹ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Zaire.wav
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) Etymology: Truncation of Kongo nzadi o nzere (“river swallowing rivers”) which refers to the Congo river; adopted in accordance with the Authenticity Movement. Etymology templates: {{der|en|kg|nzadi o nzere|t=river swallowing rivers}} Kongo nzadi o nzere (“river swallowing rivers”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Zaire
  1. (historical) A former country (1971–1997) in Central Africa; now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Wikidata QID: Q6500954 Wikipedia link: Zaire Tags: historical Categories (place): Democratic Republic of the Congo, Historical polities Synonyms: Zaïre Related terms: zaire Translations (former name of DR of Congo): زَئِير (zaʔīr) [feminine] (Arabic), زَائِير (zāʔīr) (Arabic), Զաիր (Zair) (Armenian), জায়ার (jaẏar) (Bengali), Заи́р (Zaír) (Bulgarian), Zaire [masculine] (Catalan), 扎伊爾 (Zháyī'ěr) (Chinese Mandarin), Zair (Czech), Zaire [neuter] (Danish), Zaïre [neuter] (Dutch), Zaire (Estonian), Sair (Estonian), Sair [neuter] (Faroese), Zaire (Finnish), Zaïre [masculine] (French), Zaire [masculine] (Galician), ზაირი (zairi) (Georgian), Zaire [neuter] (German), Ζαΐρ (Zaḯr) (Greek), Zàyâr̃ [feminine] (Hausa), זאיר (za'ír) [feminine] (Hebrew), An tSáír [feminine] (Irish), Zaire [masculine] (Italian), ザイール (Zaīru) (Japanese), 자이르 (jaireu) (Korean), Zairas [masculine] (Lithuanian), iż-Zaire (Maltese), Zaire [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), زئیر (zair) (Persian), Zair (Polish), Zaire [masculine] (Portuguese), Zair [neuter] (Romanian), Заи́р (Zaír) [masculine] (Russian), Заир [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Zair [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Zaire (Spanish), Zaire (Swedish), ซาอีร์ (saa-ii) (Thai), Zaire (Turkish), Заїр (Zajir) (Ukrainian), زايىر (zayir) (Uyghur), Saïr [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-Zaire-en-name-en:Q6500954 Categories (other): Armenian terms with redundant script codes, Bengali terms with redundant script codes, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Hausa links with redundant target parameters, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Serbo-Croatian terms with redundant script codes, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hausa translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Maltese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Uyghur translations, Terms with Welsh translations

Alternative forms

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        "en:Democratic Republic of the Congo",
        "en:Historical polities"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A former country (1971–1997) in Central Africa; now the Democratic Republic of the Congo."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Central Africa",
          "Central Africa#English"
        ],
        [
          "Democratic Republic of the Congo",
          "Democratic Republic of the Congo"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) A former country (1971–1997) in Central Africa; now the Democratic Republic of the Congo."
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:Q6500954"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ],
      "wikidata": [
        "Q6500954"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Zaire"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/zaɪˈɪə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/zɑːˈɪəɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈzɑːɪɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪə(ɹ)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Zaïre"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "zaʔīr",
      "sense": "former name of DR of Congo",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "زَئِير"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "zāʔīr",
      "sense": "former name of DR of Congo",
      "word": "زَائِير"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "Zair",
      "sense": "former name of DR of Congo",
      "word": "Զաիր"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "jaẏar",
      "sense": "former name of DR of Congo",
      "word": "জায়ার"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "Zaír",
      "sense": "former name of DR of Congo",
      "word": "Заи́р"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "former name of DR of Congo",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Zaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Zháyī'ěr",
      "sense": "former name of DR of Congo",
      "word": "扎伊爾"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "former name of DR of Congo",
      "word": "Zair"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "former name of DR of Congo",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Zaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "former name of DR of Congo",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Zaïre"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "former name of DR of Congo",
      "word": "Zaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "former name of DR of Congo",
      "word": "Sair"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "former name of DR of Congo",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Sair"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "former name of DR of Congo",
      "word": "Zaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "former name of DR of Congo",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Zaïre"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "former name of DR of Congo",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Zaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "zairi",
      "sense": "former name of DR of Congo",
      "word": "ზაირი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "former name of DR of Congo",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Zaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Zaḯr",
      "sense": "former name of DR of Congo",
      "word": "Ζαΐρ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ha",
      "lang": "Hausa",
      "sense": "former name of DR of Congo",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Zàyâr̃"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "za'ír",
      "sense": "former name of DR of Congo",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "זאיר"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "former name of DR of Congo",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "An tSáír"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "former name of DR of Congo",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Zaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Zaīru",
      "sense": "former name of DR of Congo",
      "word": "ザイール"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jaireu",
      "sense": "former name of DR of Congo",
      "word": "자이르"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "former name of DR of Congo",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Zairas"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "former name of DR of Congo",
      "word": "iż-Zaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "former name of DR of Congo",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Zaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "zair",
      "sense": "former name of DR of Congo",
      "word": "زئیر"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "former name of DR of Congo",
      "word": "Zair"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "former name of DR of Congo",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Zaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "former name of DR of Congo",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Zair"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Zaír",
      "sense": "former name of DR of Congo",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Заи́р"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "former name of DR of Congo",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Заир"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "former name of DR of Congo",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Zair"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "former name of DR of Congo",
      "word": "Zaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "former name of DR of Congo",
      "word": "Zaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "saa-ii",
      "sense": "former name of DR of Congo",
      "word": "ซาอีร์"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "former name of DR of Congo",
      "word": "Zaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Zajir",
      "sense": "former name of DR of Congo",
      "word": "Заїр"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "zayir",
      "sense": "former name of DR of Congo",
      "word": "زايىر"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "former name of DR of Congo",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Saïr"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Zaire"
}

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