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ZAIRE RIVER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A major African river (one of the world's longest); flows through Congo into the South Atlantic
Synonyms:
Congo; Congo River; Zaire River
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
river (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek))
Holonyms ("Zaire River" is a part of...):
Belgian Congo; Congo; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Zaire (a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960)