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- noun Plural form of
Zairian .
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Examples
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After an exciting recapitulation of the fight, François Roca's rich oil painting shows us Ali hoisted on the shoulders of jubilant Zairians.
Children's Books 2008
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If anything, Americans are more susceptible than Zairians to media-induced behavior modification, especially the at-risk kids who -- conveniently enough -- watch a disproportionate share of television.
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Under Mobutu Sese Soko, Zairians enjoyed few political freedoms and suffered severe social fragmentation and marginalisation, while the corrupt regime became wealthy from resource exploitation with the aid of foreign corporate concessionaries.
Our Great Work of Civilization: Violence, War and Plunder in the Great Lakes Region of Africa 2008
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Under Mobutu Sese Soko, Zairians enjoyed few political freedoms and suffered severe social fragmentation and marginalisation, while the corrupt regime became wealthy from resource exploitation with the aid of foreign corporate concessionaries.
Our Great Work of Civilization: Violence, War and Plunder in the Great Lakes Region of Africa 2008
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By the middle of the 1990s, Zairians and the world had had enough of Mobutu, and when its tiny neighbor Rwanda invaded the country under the pretext of routing out fleeing leaders of that country's genocide, most turned a blind eye.
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Along their march, they picked up a local Zairians to, in their words, "legitimized their revolution."
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I have some vague memories of seeing a TV interview with some Congolese ex-Zairians after the fall of Mobutu who claimed they would no longer speak French as a protest against France's support of the dictator.
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KOINANGE: By the middle of the 1990s, Zairians and the world had had enough of Mobutu.
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This disclosure angered the bankers, for at the October 5 meeting they had agreed not to present any proposals to the Zairians.
Strategic Management in Developing Countries Case Studies James E. Austin 2000
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In the next months 1,500-2,000 foreign-owned enterprises were turned over to Zairians named by the state, who were usually already well off.
Strategic Management in Developing Countries Case Studies James E. Austin 2000
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