Republic of Zaire
English
Proper noun
the
Republic
of
Zaire
(
historical
)
Former official name of the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
: a
country
in
Central Africa
; used from 1971 through 1997.
Translations
official name of Zaire from 1971 to 1997
Dutch:
Republiek Zaïre
f
Finnish:
Zairen
tasavalta
French:
République du Zaïre
f
Irish:
Poblacht na Sáíre
f
Japanese:
ザイール共和国
(
Zaīru Kyōwakoku
)
Portuguese:
República do Zaire
f
Romanian:
Republica Zair
f