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Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

, formerly Zaire, ongoing UNDP code ZAI * Zaï, an off season farming technique to collect water and nutrients from compost, to restore degraded drylands and increase soil fertility *

Zai (surname) Zai is the Standard Chinese, Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written in Chinese character. It is romanized Tsai in Wade–Giles. Zai is listed 302nd in the Song dynasty Chinese classics, classic text ''Hundred Family Surnames'' ...

(宰), a Chinese surname *

Zai (tribe) Zai (), are Pashtun tribes in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The title of tribe end in Zai and their clans end in Khel. Pashtuns (/ˈpʌʃˌtʊn/, /ˈpɑːʃˌtʊn/, /ˈpæʃˌtuːn/; Pashto: پښتانه, Pəx̌tānə́), 7also known as Pakhtuns 8or Pa ...

, Pashtun tribes * Zai, Palghar, a village in Maharashtra, India * Zväz autorov a interprétov populárnej hudby (

Union of Authors and Performers Union of Authors and Performers, or rather Zväz autorov a interprétov populárnej hudby (ZAI), is a Slovak not-for-profit trade organization that works to increase brand recognition of the local music scene and its artists. Headquartered in B ...

, ZAI), a presenter of the ZAI Awards *

Zaire Zaire (, ), officially the Republic of Zaire (french: République du Zaïre, link=no, ), was a Congolese state from 1971 to 1997 in Central Africa that was previously and is now again known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Zaire was, ...

, a former state in Africa * Zayin, a letter of many Semitic abjads * Isthmus Zapotec (ISO 639-3: zai), a Zapotecan language of Mexico

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Li Zai Li Zai (); ca. (''unknown''-1431) was a Chinese painter of landscapes and human figures during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644). His specific birth year is not known. Li was born in Putian in Fujian province and active during the Xuande era. H ...

(died 1343), Chinese painter *

Wang Zai Wang Zai (), né Wang Yanzai (), was a general of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, most well known for his participation in Emperor Wuzong's campaign against the warlord Liu Zhen, who ruled Zhaoyi Circuit (昭義, headquartered in modern Changzhi, Sha ...

, Chinese general of the Tang Dynasty *

Yuan Zai Yuan Zai (元載) (713 – May 10, 777), courtesy name Gongfu (公輔), formally Duke Huang of Yingchuan (潁川荒公) and then Duke Chengzong of Yingchuan (潁川成縱公), Duke Zhong of Yingchuan (潁川忠公), was a Chinese economist, histori ...

(died 777), Chinese noble, Chancellor of the Tang Dynasty * Zhang Zai (1020–1077), Chinese philosopher and cosmologist * Zai Bennett, Television executive *

Zai Fundo Llazar (Zai) Fundo (born March 20, 1899 in Görice, Manastir Vilayet, Ottoman Empire died September 20, 1944 in Kukës, Albania) was an Albanian Communist, later social-democratic journalist and writer. He was a former member of the Comintern ...

(1899–1944), Albanian journalist and writer

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