| 释义 |
[ zah-eer, zah-eer ] / zɑˈɪər, ˈzɑ ɪər /
noun, plural za·ire.a paper money and monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 100 makuta. Words nearby zaireZahedan, Zahir-ud-din Muhammad, zaibatsu, Zaidi, zaikai, zaire, Zairian, Zak, zakat, Zákinthos, Zakiya Definition for zaire (2 of 2)[ zah-eer, zah-eer ] / zɑˈɪər, ˈzɑ ɪər /
nounRepublic of Zaire, a former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. official name within the Democratic Republic of the Congo of the Congo River (the term Congo River is more widely used elsewhere). Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for zaireDe Merode came to the Democratic Republic of the Congo when it was still Zaire. A Belgian Prince, Gorillas, Guerrillas & the Future of the Congo|Nina Strochlic|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST In all, the 1976 outbreak saw 318 cases in Zaire, 280 of which ended in death. The Original Ebola Hunter|Abby Haglage|September 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST To break up the trip to Zaire, the two stopped in Geneva to meet with leaders at the World Health Organization. The Original Ebola Hunter|Abby Haglage|September 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST Bill Close, as his friends called him, was the personal physician to President Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire. The Original Ebola Hunter|Abby Haglage|September 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Other trials, to begin in the fall, will study a monovalent vaccine that has a gene only from the Zaire strain. Ebola Vaccine Will Do Little for Current Crisis|Kent Sepkowitz|August 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST Captain Tuckey was the last who fell a victim, after having traced the Zaire, till it became from four to five miles in breadth. Robert Kerr's General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 18|William Stevenson He went on board the Zaire on the ninth night after his discovery, dispirited and sick at heart. Bones took the other's hand, snivelled a bit despite his fierce effort of restraint, and went aboard the Zaire. The Zaire had struck a sandbank, and was stranded high, if not dry. The Keepers of the King's Peace|Edgar Wallace The Zaire went swinging in to the Government beach, and there was a captain of Houssas to meet him. Sanders of the River|Edgar Wallace
British Dictionary definitions for zaire
nounthe former name (1971–97) of the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly) the Zaïrian name (1971–97) for the (River) Congo (def. 3) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for zaire
See Democratic Republic of Congo. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |