Nyasaland

English

Etymology

From Yao nyasa (“lake”) in reference to Lake Malawi, and the suffix -land.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naɪˈæsələnd/, /ˈnjɑːsələnd/, /-ˌlænd/

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Nyasaland

  2. (historical) A former colony of the United Kingdom in Africa; modern Malawi.
    • 2018 April 20, Bard Wilkinson, “Absolute monarch renames Swaziland ‘eSwatini’”, in CNN‎[1]:
      After independence, Rhodesia changed its name to Zimbabwe, Nyasaland to Malawi, and Bechuanaland to Botswana.

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