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Zanj

Zanj proper noun: a certain portion of the coast of East Africa.

Proper noun

Zanj

  1. (obsolete) A certain portion of the coast of East Africa.

Noun

Zanj (plural Zanjs)

  1. (obsolete) One of the Bantu-speaking inhabitants of this part of East Africa.

Forms of Zanj

pluralZanjs

Origin of Zanj

Borrowed from Arabic زَنْج (zanj, “The East African coastlands”), from Persian زنگ (zang, “East Africa”) or its Middle Persian etymon; see the Persian entry for more.

Questions about Zanj

What does Zanj mean?
Zanj means a certain portion of the coast of East Africa.
What part of speech is Zanj?
Zanj can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Zanj in the dictionary

  1. zaniest
  2. zanily
  3. zaniness
  4. zaninesses
  5. Zaniyah
  6. Zanj
  7. zanja
  8. Zanjan
  9. zanjas
  10. zanje
  11. zanjero

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