Meanings
proper noun
- Synonym of Lake Tanganyika, a lake in Africa.
Synonyms: Lake Tanganyika
- historicalAn independent country that existed between 1961 and 1964, coterminous with the former British territory, which became most of Tanzania.
- A province (Tanganyika Province) in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Capital: Kalemie, which borders the lake.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Lake Tanganyika, a lake in Africa.
Similar
Origin
- Swahilichanganyika“to mix”
- EnglishTanganyika
After Lake Tanganyika, from Swahili changanyika (“to mix”) which might have meant where the water of the rivers mix.
More words from Swahili
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Tanganjika
- Tanganjikaterritory, former country
Arabic بحيرَة تنجانيقا, تَنْجَانِيقَا
- بحيرَة تنجانيقاlake
- تَنْجَانِيقَا (tanganīqā)territory, former country
Basque Tanganyika lakua, Tanganika
- Tanganyika lakualake
- Tanganikaterritory, former country
Bulgarian Танганика, Танганика
- Танганикаlake
- Танганикаterritory, former country
Catalan Llac Tanganyika, Tanganyika
- Llac Tanganyikalake
- Tanganyikaterritory, former country
Chinese Cantonese 坦噶尼喀湖
- 坦噶尼喀湖 (taan² gaa¹ nei⁴ kaa³ wu⁴)lake
Chinese Mandarin 坦噶尼喀湖, 坦干依喀湖
- 坦噶尼喀湖 (Tǎngáníkā Hú)lake
- 坦干依喀湖 (Tǎngānyīkā Hú)lake
- 坦噶尼喀 (Tǎngāníkā)territory, former country
Czech Tanganika, Tanganika
- Tanganikalake
- Tanganikaterritory, former country
Danish Tanganyikasøen, Tanganyika
- Tanganyikasøenlake
- Tanganyikaterritory, former country
Dutch Tanganyikameer, Tanganyika
- Tanganyikameerlake
- Tanganyikaterritory, former country
Esperanto Tanganjiko, Tanganjikio
- Tanganjikolake
- Tanganjikioterritory, former country
Estonian Tanganjika järv
- Tanganjika järvlake
Finnish Tanganjikajärvi, Tanganjika
- Tanganjikajärvilake
- Tanganjikaterritory, former country
French Lac Tanganyika, Tanganyika
- Lac Tanganyikalake
- Tanganyikaterritory, former country
German Tanganjikasee, Tanganjika
- Tanganjikaseelake
- Tanganjikaterritory, former country
Greek Τανγκανίκα
- Τανγκανίκα (Tangkaníka)lake
Hebrew אגם טנגנייקה, טנגנייקה
- אגם טנגנייקהlake
- טנגנייקה (tanganyika)territory, former country
Hindi तांगान्यिका, तांगानिका
- तांगान्यिका (tāṅgānyikā)territory, former country
- तांगानिका (tāṅgānikā)territory, former country
- टांगान्यिका (ṭāṅgānyikā)territory, former country
- टांगानिका (ṭāṅgānikā)territory, former country
- तंगानिका (taṅgānikā)territory, former country
- तंगानीका (taṅgānīkā)territory, former country
Hungarian Tanganyika-tó, Tanganyika
- Tanganyika-tólake
- Tanganyikaterritory, former country
Icelandic Tanganjikavatn, Tanganjika
- Tanganjikavatnlake
- Tanganjikaterritory, former country
Indonesian Danau Tanganyika, Tanganyika
- Danau Tanganyikalake
- Tanganyikaterritory, former country
Irish Loch Tanganyika
- Loch Tanganyikalake
Italian Lago Tanganica, Tanganika
- Lago Tanganicalake
- Tanganikaterritory, former country
Japanese タンガニーカ湖, タンガニーカ
- タンガニーカ湖lake
- タンガニーカ (tanganīka)territory, former country
Korean 탕가니카 호, 탕가니카
- 탕가니카 호 (tangganika ho)lake
- 탕가니카 (tangganika)territory, former country
Latvian Tanganjikas ezers
- Tanganjikas ezerslake
Lithuanian Tanganika, Tanganika
- Tanganikalake
- Tanganikaterritory, former country
Malay Tasik Tanganyika
- Tasik Tanganyikalake
Norwegian Tanganyikasjøen, Tanganyika
- Tanganyikasjøenlake
- Tanganyikaterritory, former country
Persian دریاچه تانگانیکا
- دریاچه تانگانیکاlake
Polish Tanganika, Tanganika
- Tanganikalake
- Tanganikaterritory, former country
Portuguese Lago Tanganica, Tanganica
- Lago Tanganicalake
- Tanganicaterritory, former country
Romanian Lacul Tanganyika
- Lacul Tanganyikalake
Russian Танганьи́ка, Танганьи́ка
- Танганьи́ка (Tanganʹíka)lake
- Танганьи́ка (Tanganʹíka)territory, former country
Slovak Tanganika
- Tanganikalake
Spanish Lago Tanganica, Tanganica
- Lago Tanganicalake
- Tanganicaterritory, former country
Swahili Tanganyika, Tanganyika
- Tanganyikalake
- Tanganyikaterritory, former country
Swedish Tanganyikasjön, Tanganyika
- Tanganyikasjönlake
- Tanganyikaterritory, former country
Tamil டாங்கனிக்கா ஏரி, தங்கனீக்கா
- டாங்கனிக்கா ஏரி (ṭāṅkaṉikkā ēri)lake
- தங்கனீக்கா (taṅkaṉīkkā)territory, former country
Thai ทะเลสาบแทนแกนยิกา
- ทะเลสาบแทนแกนยิกาlake
Turkish Tanganika Gölü
- Tanganika Gölülake
Ukrainian Танганьїка, Танганьїка
- Танганьїка (Tanhanʹjika)lake
- Танганьїка (Tanhanʹjika)territory, former country
Welsh Llyn Tanganyika
- Llyn Tanganyikalake
Cite this entry
APA
Tanganyika. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tanganyika
MLA
“Tanganyika.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tanganyika. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tanganyika,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tanganyika.
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