Etymology

Tanganyika

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Today it means: Synonym of Lake Tanganyika, a lake in Africa. Full definition →

Swahili changanyika
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The story

  1. Swahili · derived fromchanganyika“to mix”
  2. English todayTanganyika

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

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