Definitions
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- proper noun historical A former name of the
Democratic Republic of the Congo (used between 1971 and 1997).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960
- noun the basic unit of money in Zaire
Etymologies
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Examples
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ZAIRE (now known as Congo): From 1995 until the May 1997 overthrow of the late President Mobutu Sese Seko, Zaire was a base for stockpiling UNITA weapons, the prime supplier of fuel and also a source of end-user certificates that weapons companies require for shipping arms.
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The Balonda could hardly have heard of the semi-European term Zaire, which is utterly unknown even at the
Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo 2003
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About 20 people on Tuesday marched on the United States embassy in Pretoria demanding international intervention to stop what they called Zaire's massacre of Banyamurenges (Zairean Tutsis).
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As a young teacher she came with the Baptist church to the Congo as it was then known; today, it is the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in-between it was known as Zaire.
Katherine Marshall: The Modest Heroine Of The 2011 Opus Prize: Lyn Lusi Katherine Marshall 2011
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As a young teacher she came with the Baptist church to the Congo as it was then known; today, it is the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in-between it was known as Zaire.
Katherine Marshall: The Modest Heroine Of The 2011 Opus Prize: Lyn Lusi Katherine Marshall 2011
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As a young teacher she came with the Baptist church to the Congo as it was then known; today, it is the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in-between it was known as Zaire.
Katherine Marshall: The Modest Heroine Of The 2011 Opus Prize: Lyn Lusi Katherine Marshall 2011
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As a young teacher she came with the Baptist church to the Congo as it was then known; today, it is the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in-between it was known as Zaire.
Katherine Marshall: The Modest Heroine Of The 2011 Opus Prize: Lyn Lusi Katherine Marshall 2011
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As a young teacher she came with the Baptist church to the Congo as it was then known; today, it is the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in-between it was known as Zaire.
Katherine Marshall: The Modest Heroine Of The 2011 Opus Prize: Lyn Lusi Katherine Marshall 2011
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As a young teacher she came with the Baptist church to the Congo as it was then known; today, it is the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in-between it was known as Zaire.
Katherine Marshall: The Modest Heroine Of The 2011 Opus Prize: Lyn Lusi Katherine Marshall 2011
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As a young teacher she came with the Baptist church to the Congo as it was then known; today, it is the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in-between it was known as Zaire.
Katherine Marshall: The Modest Heroine Of The 2011 Opus Prize: Lyn Lusi Katherine Marshall 2011
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