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Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ...

, formerly Zaire, ongoing UNDP code ZAI *

Zaï Zaï or tassa is a farming technique of digging pits in less permeable soil to catch water and concentrate compost. The pits are between across and around deep, spaced approximately apart. The technique is traditionally used in western Sahel ...

, 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 (suffix), suffix denoting a member of certain 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 The ZAI Awards (''Hudobný fond'' or HF) are a Slovak music accolade presented by '' Zväz autorov a interprétov populárnej hudby'' (ZAI) to recognize outstanding achievements in the industry for the preceding year in the region. In the early ...

Zaire Zaire, officially the Republic of Zaire, was the name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1971 to 18 May 1997. Located in Central Africa, it was, by area, the third-largest country in Africa after Sudan and Algeria, and the 11th-la ...

, a former state in Africa *

Zayin Zayin (also spelled zain or zayn or simply zay) is the seventh letter of the Semitic abjads, including Phoenician ''zayn'' 𐤆, Hebrew ''zayīn'' , Aramaic ''zain'' 𐡆, Syriac ''zayn'' ܙ, and Arabic ''zāy'' . It represents the sound . It ...

, a letter of many Semitic abjads *

Isthmus Zapotec Isthmus Zapotec, also known as Juchitán Zapotec ( native name ''diidxazá;'' Spanish: ''Zapoteco del Istmo''), is a Zapotec language spoken in Tehuantepec and Juchitán de Zaragoza, in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. According to the census of 199 ...

(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. ...

(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, Shan ...

, Chinese general of the Tang Dynasty *

Yuan Zai Yuan Zai (元載) (713 – May 11, 777( ��历十二年...三月...辛巳，制：中书侍郎、平章事元载赐自尽，...) ''Jiu Tang Shu'', vol.11. Daizong's biography in ''New Book of Tang'' recorded the same date as well.), courtesy name G ...

(died 777), Chinese noble, Chancellor of the Tang Dynasty *

Zhang Zai Zhang Zai () (1020–1077) was a Chinese philosopher and politician. He is best known for laying out four ontological goals for intellectuals: to build up the manifestations of Heaven and Earth's spirit, to build up good life for the populace, t ...

(1020–1077), Chinese philosopher and cosmologist *

Zai Bennett Zai Bennett (born 1974) is a television executive. He is the Managing Director of Content for Sky UK and Ireland,Zai Fundo Llazar (Zai) Fundo (born March 20, 1899, in Korçë, Manastir Vilayet, Ottoman Empire died September 20, 1944, in Kolesjan, Northern Albania) was an Albanian Communist, later social-democratic journalist and writer. He was a former member of the ...

(1899–1944), Albanian journalist and writer

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