Etymology

Tanzania

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Today it means: A country in East Africa. Official name: United Republic of Tanzania. Full definition →

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The story

Blend of Tanganyika + Zanzibar + -ia, combining the names of the former countries that merged to form Tanzania in 1964.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.