TANGANYIKA


Meaning of TANGANYIKA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌtan-gə-ˈnyē-kə, ˌtaŋ-gə-, -ˈnē- ]

geographical name

former country E Africa between Lake Tanganyika & Indian Ocean; administered by Britain 1920-61; became an independent member of the Commonwealth of Nations 1961 capital Dar es Salaam; since 1964 united with Zanzibar as Tanzania — see German East Africa

• Tan·gan·yi·kan -kən adjective or noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.