"ザイール" meaning in Japanese

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Proper name

Forms: Zaīru [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from French Zaïre. Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|fr|Zaïre}} French Zaïre Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper}} ザイール • (Zaīru)
  1. (historical) Zaire (former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a country in Central Africa; used from 1971–1997) Wikipedia link: ja:ザイール Tags: historical Categories (place): Countries in Africa Related terms: ザイール共和国 (Zaīru Kyōwakoku) (ruby: (きょう), (), (こく)), コンゴ民主共和国 (Kongo Minshu Kyōwakoku) (ruby: (みん), (しゅ), (きょう), (), (こく))

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for ザイール meaning in Japanese (1.8kB)

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