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English
Etymology
After Lake Tanganyika, from Swahili changanyika (“to mix”) which might have meant where the water of the rivers mix.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tæŋɡənˈjiːkə/, /tæŋɡəˈniːkə/
Proper noun
Tanganyika
- Synonym of Lake Tanganyika, a lake in Africa.
- A former British mandate and territory and, between 1961 and 1964, an independent country in East Africa.
Derived terms
Translations
Swahili
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tanganyika
- Tanganyika (a lake eastern Africa)
- (historical) Tanganyika (colonial possession and later country)