Zaire.
Zaire (former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a country in Central Africa; used from 1971–1997)
Meaning & usage
Zaire (former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a country in Central Africa; used from 1971–1997)
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.
A province of Angola, named after the river
Where this word comes from
Truncation of Kongo nzadi o nzere (“river swallowing rivers”) which refers to the Congo river.
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