ZAR
See also: Appendix:Variations of "zar"
Translingual edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Dutch Zuid-Afrikaanse rand.
Symbol edit
ZAR
Etymology 2 edit
Symbol edit
ZAR
- (international standards, obsolete) Former ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code for Zaire from 1974 to 1997.
- Synonyms: ZR (alpha-2 1974–1997), COD (1997–present, as the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Usage notes edit
The code was deprecated in favour of COD on the renaming of the country to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
English edit
Etymology edit
Initialism of Afrikaans or Dutch Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, "South African Republic".
Proper noun edit
ZAR