Tanganyika

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English

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Etymology

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After Lake Tanganyika, from Swahili changanyika (to mix) which might have meant where the water of the rivers mix.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tæŋɡənˈjiːkə/, /tæŋɡəˈniːkə/

Proper noun

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Tanganyika

  1. Synonym of Lake Tanganyika, a lake in Africa.
  2. A former British mandate and territory and, between 1961 and 1964, an independent country in East Africa.

Derived terms

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Translations

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Proper noun

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Tanganyika

  1. Tanganyika (a lake eastern Africa)
  2. (historical) Tanganyika (colonial possession and later country)