zaire

noun

1. the basic unit of money in Zaire

   Less specific

   • Zairese monetary unit

   Parts

   • likuta

2. a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960

   Synonyms

   • Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zaire, Belgian Congo

   Parts

   • Goma, Kananga, Luluabourg, Kinshasa, Leopoldville, Lubumbashi, Elisabethville, Nyamuragira, Nyiragongo, Congo, Congo River, Zaire River, Kasai, Kasai River, River Kasai (more) , Kivu, Lake Kivu, Lake Edward

   Part of

   • Africa

   Members

   • Luba, Chiluba, Congolese, Zairese, Zairean