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Tanganyika

/tæŋɡənˈjiːkə/

Tanganyika proper noun: synonym of Lake Tanganyika, a lake in Africa.

Proper noun

Tanganyika

  1. Synonym of Lake Tanganyika, a lake in Africa.
    Synonyms:
    Lake Tanganyika
  2. (historical) A former British mandate and territory in East Africa, in existence from 1916 to 1961.
  3. (historical) An independent country that existed between 1961 and 1964, coterminous with the former British territory, which became most of Tanzania.
  4. A province (Tanganyika Province) in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Capital: Kalemie, which borders the lake.

Tanganyika meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Arabic

Tanganyika in Hindi

territory, former country
तांगान्यिका tāṅgānyikā, तांगानिका tāṅgānikā, टांगान्यिका ṭāṅgānyikā, टांगानिका ṭāṅgānikā, तंगानिका taṅgānikā, तंगानीका taṅgānīkā

Tanganyika in Tamil

lake
டாங்கனிக்கா ஏரி ṭāṅkaṉikkā ēri
territory, former country
தங்கனீக்கா taṅkaṉīkkā

Tanganyika in Marathi

territory, former country
टांगानिका ṭāṅgānikā

Tanganyika in Arabic

lake
بحيرَة تنجانيقا
territory, former country
تَنْجَانِيقَا tanganīqā
More languagesFewer languages
Tanganyika in Malay
Tasik Tanganyika
Tanganyika in Indonesian
Danau Tanganyika, Tanganyika
Tanganyika in Persian
دریاچه تانگانیکا
Tanganyika in Thai
ทะเลสาบแทนแกนยิกา

Synonyms of Tanganyika

Origin of Tanganyika

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

Words formed from Tanganyika

Phrases with Tanganyika

Questions about Tanganyika

What does Tanganyika mean?
Tanganyika means synonym of Lake Tanganyika, a lake in Africa.
What is Tanganyika in Hindi?
Tanganyika in Hindi is तांगान्यिका (tāṅgānyikā), तांगानिका (tāṅgānikā), टांगान्यिका (ṭāṅgānyikā). See Tanganyika meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Tanganyika?
Tanganyika is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Tanganyika?
Tanganyika is pronounced /tæŋɡənˈjiːkə/.

Words near Tanganyika in the dictionary

  1. Tangaloas
  2. tangalung
  3. tangalungs
  4. Tangamandapio
  5. Tangambalanga
  6. Tanganyika
  7. Tanganyikan
  8. Tanganyikans
  9. tangar
  10. tangara
  11. tangarana

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