Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun zaire

2 senses of zaire

Sense 1
zaire -- (the basic unit of money in Zaire)
       => Zairese monetary unit -- (monetary unit in Zaire)

Sense 2
Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zaire, Belgian Congo -- (a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960)
       INSTANCE OF=> African country, African nation -- (any one of the countries occupying the African continent)