Niassalândia

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ni.a.saˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ [nɪ.a.saˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /nja.saˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ni.a.saˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒi.a/ [nɪ.a.saˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /nja.saˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒja/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /njɐ.sɐˈlɐ̃.djɐ/

Proper noun

Niassalândia f

  1. (historical) Nyasaland (a former colony of the United Kingdom in Africa; modern Malawi)
    • 1950, Lourenço Marques, Memórias do Museu Dr. Álvaro de Castro‎[1]:
      Niala é um antílope muito raro que foi pela primeira vez encontrado na Niassalândia.
      Nyala is a very rare antelope that was first found in Nyasaland.

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