Zaire

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (historical, masculine) Zaire (former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a country in Central Africa; used from 1971–1997)
2. (Africa, Portugal, masculine) A major river in Central Africa which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at times forming the border with the Republic of the Congo and Angola.
3. (masculine) A province of Angola, named after the river

Concepten

Zaïre

Synoniemen

Congo

Equador

🇪🇨

República Democrática do Congo

Katanga

Kasai

Kinshasa

Bandunda

Congo Oriental

Kivu

Shaba

Vertalingen

Zaire

Zaire

Zaïre

Zaire

Zaire

زائير

شابا

زَئِير

باندوندا

كيفو

كنشاسا

Zaire

Demokratische Republik Kongo

Kongo

🇨🇬

الكونغو الشرقي

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈzaj.ɾi/

Etymologie (Engels)

Truncation of Kongo nzadi o nzere (“river swallowing rivers”) which refers to the Congo river.