zairesehttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zairese_adj%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_useZairese, adj. & n.
First published 1986; not fully revised

Zaireseadjective & noun

  1. 1974–
    1. 1974
      A 700-page, 30,000 word Swahili dictionary..is the work of a Zairese priest.
      New York Times 10 February 11/1
    2. 1975
      On the other side of the lake, the Zairese would like to build a new recovery unit.
      Business Week (Industr. edition) 27 October 94H
    3. 1977
      A lack of co-ordination between Belgian and Zairese security officials at Brussels airport, where the Belgian monarch was greeting President Mobutu.
      Bangladesh Times 19 January 11/6
    4. 1978
      In the name of ‘authenticity’, he declared that in French revolution fashion Zairese should call each other ‘citizen’.
      Washington Post 18 June a18/4

Zairese, adj. & n. was first published in 1986; not fully revised.

Zairese, adj. & n. was last modified in December 2024.