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Nyasaland

proper noun

  1. former British protectorate in southeast Africa
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /naɪˈæsələnd/ / /ˈnjɑːsələnd/ / /-ˌlænd/

name

Etymology: Etymology tree Yao (Africa) nyasa Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-West Germanic *land Old English land Middle English lond English land English -land English Nyasaland From Yao (Africa) nyasa (“lake”) in reference to Lake Malawi, plus the suffix -land.

  1. A former colony of the United Kingdom in Africa; modern Malawi.

    “After independence, Rhodesia changed its name to Zimbabwe, Nyasaland to Malawi, and Bechuanaland to Botswana.”