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proper nounThe regional capital of the Dar es Salaam region, Tanzania, and the former capital of the country until 1974.
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- Arabicدَار اَلسَّلَام
- Arabicدَار اَلسَّلَام
- EnglishDar es Salaam
Borrowed from Arabic دَار اَلسَّلَام (dār as-salām, “house of peace”).
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Arabic دَار اَلسَّلَام
- دَار اَلسَّلَام (dār as-salām)city
Chinese Mandarin 達累斯薩拉姆 /达累斯萨拉姆, 三蘭港 /三兰港
- 達累斯薩拉姆 /达累斯萨拉姆 (Dálèisīsàlāmǔ)city
- 三蘭港 /三兰港 (Sānlángǎng)city
Danish Dar es-Salaam
- Dar es-Salaamcity
French Dar es Salam
- Dar es Salamcity
Hindi दार अस सलाम, दारुससलाम
- दार अस सलाम (dār as salām)city
- दारुससलाम (dārusaslām)city
- दार-अस-सलाम (dār-as-salām)city
- दार उस सलाम (dār us salām)city
- दार-उस-सलाम (dār-us-salām)city
- दार ए सलाम (dār e salām)city
- दार-ए-सलाम (dār-e-salām)city
Irish Dárasalám
- Dárasalámcity
Japanese ダルエスサラーム
- ダルエスサラーム (Daruesusarāmu)city
Korean 다르에스살람
- 다르에스살람 (Dareueseusallam)city
Lithuanian Dar es Salamas
- Dar es Salamascity
Polish Dar es Salaam
- Dar es Salaamcity
Russian Дар-эс-Сала́м
- Дар-эс-Сала́м (Dar-es-Salám)city
Swahili Dar es Salaam
- Dar es Salaamcity
Vietnamese Đa-ét Xa-lam
- Đa-ét Xa-lamcity
Cite this entry
APA
Dar es Salaam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dar%20es%20Salaam
MLA
“Dar es Salaam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dar%20es%20Salaam. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dar es Salaam,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dar%20es%20Salaam.
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