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Zairian

or Za·ir·e·an

[ zah-eer-ee-uhn ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to Zaire or its people.


noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Zaire.

Zaïrian

/ zɑːˈɪərɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the former Zaïre (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) or its inhabitants
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Zaïre
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Zairian1

First recorded in 1970–75; Zaire + -ian
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Example Sentences

Its then 27-year-old writer-director Mathieu Kassovitz had been driven to make it by outrage over a similar incident to Belhabib: the accidental shooting of 17-year-old Zairian immigrant Makomé M’Bowole in a police station in April 1993.

I thought of the six pathetic little infant chimps who were confiscated in Kigoma from Zairian hunters the previous year.

On Nov. 24, 1965, Mobutu Sese Seko, a lieutenant general in the Zairian army, led one of the first documented military coups in Africa.

On Nov. 24, 1965, Mobutu Sese Seko, a lieutenant general in the Zairian army, led one of the first documented military coups in Africa.

In the space of 90 minutes African football, once derided for being all about juju magic and Zairian defenders with a limited grasp of free-kick regulations, became credible.

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