Gender Feminine
Pronounced Pron. DZIE-ra(Italian) THIE-ra(European Spanish) SIE-ra(Latin American Spanish)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Italian and Spanish form of Zaïre. It was used by Vincenzo Bellini for the heroine of his opera Zaira (1829), which was based on Voltaire's 1732 play Zaïre.

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Entry updated April 25, 2021