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Dar es Salaam

/ˌdɑːɹ.ɛs.səˈlɑːm/US/ˌdɑɹ.ɛs.səˈlɑm/

Dar es Salaam proper noun: the largest city in Tanzania, and former capital (till 1974).

Proper noun

Dar es Salaam

  1. The largest city in Tanzania, and former capital (till 1974).
    Synonyms:
    Dar

Dar es Salaam meaning in Hindi, Arabic and Vietnamese

Dar es Salaam in Hindi

city
दार अस सलाम dār as salām, दारुससलाम dārusaslām, दार-अस-सलाम dār-as-salām, दार उस सलाम dār us salām, दार-उस-सलाम dār-us-salām, दार ए सलाम dār e salām

Dar es Salaam in Arabic

city
دَار اَلسَّلَام dār as-salām

Dar es Salaam in Vietnamese

city
Đa-ét Xa-lam

Synonyms of Dar es Salaam

Origin of Dar es Salaam

Borrowed from Arabic دَار اَلسَّلَام (dār as-salām, “house of peace”).

Questions about Dar es Salaam

What does Dar es Salaam mean?
Dar es Salaam means the largest city in Tanzania, and former capital (till 1974).
What is Dar es Salaam in Hindi?
Dar es Salaam in Hindi is दार अस सलाम (dār as salām), दारुससलाम (dārusaslām), दार-अस-सलाम (dār-as-salām). See Dar es Salaam meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Dar es Salaam?
Dar es Salaam is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Dar es Salaam?
Dar es Salaam is pronounced /ˌdɑɹ.ɛs.səˈlɑm/ (US).

Words near Dar es Salaam in the dictionary

  1. Daquioag
  2. daquiri
  3. daquiris
  4. dar
  5. Dar al-Islam
  6. Dar es Salaam
  7. dar's
  8. dar'st
  9. Dara
  10. Daraa
  11. Daraawiish

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