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Tanzania

proper noun

  1. African country
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌtæn.zəˈniːə/ / /ˌtan.zəˈnɪjə/ / /ˌtæn.zəˈni.ə/

name

Etymology: Blend of Tanganyika + Zanzibar + -ia, combining the names of the former countries that merged to form Tanzania in 1964.

  1. A country in East Africa. Official name: United Republic of Tanzania.

    “Users can see how a glacier at the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania retreated between December 1986 and 2020, as well as glacial melt in Sermersooq, Greenland, between December 2000 and 2020.”

    “A normally bustling border crossing between Tanzania and Malawi was noticeably quieter than usual on Thursday as a result of an escalating regional trade row.”