Word

Zaire, n.

a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960
<noun.location>

Belgian Congo Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Zaire

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

Zairean

semantic pointers

instance hypernym

African country, African nation

part holonym

Africa

part meronym

Goma Kananga, Luluabourg Kinshasa, Leopoldville Lubumbashi, Elisabethville Nyamuragira Nyiragongo Congo, Congo River, Zaire River Kasai, Kasai River, River Kasai Kivu, Lake Kivu Lake Edward

member meronym

Luba, Chiluba Congolese Zairese, Zairean