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出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/06/24 00:16 UTC 版)
The Republic of Zaire ( /zɑːˈɪər/; French: République du Zaïre French pronunciation: [za.iʁ]) was the name of the present Democratic Republic of the Congo between 27 October 1971 and 17 May 1997. The name of Zaire derives from the Portuguese: Zaire, itself an adaptation of the Kongo word nzere or nzadi, or "the river that swallows all rivers".