adj
Meaning 1
Relating to Zaire.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Zairean
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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zī-îr′ē-ən
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zä-îr′ē-ən
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Received-Pronunciation: /zaɪˈɪəɹiən/
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Received-Pronunciation: /zɑːˈɪəɹiən/
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General-American: /zaɪˈɪ(ə)ɹiən/
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General-American: /zɑˈɪ(ə)ɹiən/
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rhymes with -ɪəɹiən
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CMU ARPABET: Z AY0 IH1 R AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A person from Zaire (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 3
of or relating to or characteristic of Zaire or its people
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Zairean elections
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Zairese
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
a native or inhabitant of Zaire
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Zairese
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: African
History
Etymology
From Zaire + -an.
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: zairès — relating to Zaire
- Dutch: Zaïrees — relating to Zaire
- Finnish: zairelainen — relating to Zaire
- French: zaïrois — relating to Zaire
- German: zairisch — relating to Zaire
- Catalan: zairès — A person from Zaire
- Chinese Mandarin: 扎伊爾人 — A person from Zaire
- Dutch: Zaïrees — A person from Zaire
- Dutch: Zaïrese — A person from Zaire
- Esperanto: zairo — A person from Zaire
- Esperanto: zairino — A person from Zaire
- Finnish: zairelainen — A person from Zaire
- French: Zaïrois — A person from Zaire
- French: Zaïroise — A person from Zaire
- French: Zaïrais — A person from Zaire
- French: Zaïraise — A person from Zaire
- French: Zaïrien — A person from Zaire
- French: Zaïrienne — A person from Zaire
- German: Zairer — A person from Zaire
- Japanese: ザイール人 (Zaīrujin) — A person from Zaire
- Korean: 자이르인 (jaireu'in) — A person from Zaire
- Korean: 자이르 사람 (jaireu saram) — A person from Zaire
- Portuguese: Zairense — A person from Zaire