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ZAIRESE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Zaire

Synonyms:

Zairean; Zairese

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Zairese" is a kind of...):

African (a native or inhabitant of Africa)

Holonyms ("Zairese" is a member of...):

Belgian Congo; Congo; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Zaire (a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960)

Derivation:

Zairese (of or relating to or characteristic of Zaire or its people)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Zaire or its people

Example:

Zairean elections

Synonyms:

Zairean; Zairese

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Zaire (a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960)

Derivation:

Zairese (a native or inhabitant of Zaire)

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