NYASA

Meaning of NYASA in English

/nyah"sah, nuy as"euh/ , n.

former name of Malawi (def. 2).

Also, Nyassa .

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NYASA — I. (ˈ)nī|asə, nēˈa-, ˈnya- adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from Nyasa land, southeastern Africa 1. : of, relating to, or …
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NYASA, LAKE — geographical name see: Malawi
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LAKE NYASA — geographical name see: Malawi, Lake
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LAKE NYASA — n. Lake Malawi, one of the largest lakes in the world located in south-eastern Africa that lies between Malawi (in …
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NYASA, LAKE — — see Malawi (Lake)
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NYASA, LAKE — Fishing boat on Lake Nyasa (also called Lake Malawi). also called Lake Malawi, lake, southernmost and third largest of the …
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MALAWI, LAKE — or Lake Nyasa geographical name lake SE Africa in Great Rift Valley in Malawi, Mozambique, & Tanzania
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MALAWI, LAKE — or Lake Nyasa Lake, southern Africa, bounded on the west and south by Malawi, on the east by Mozambique, and …
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LAKE — I Relatively large body of slow-moving or standing water that occupies an inland basin. Lakes are most abundant in high …
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YAO — I. ˈyau̇ noun ( plural yao or yaos ) Usage: usually capitalized 1. a. : an aboriginal people inhabiting chiefly …
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TONGA — I. ˈtäŋgə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Hindi tāṅgā : a light 2-wheeled vehicle for two or four persons drawn …
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NYASALANDER — -əˌlandə(r) noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Nyasaland, southeastern Africa + English -er : nyasa
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NYANJA — ˈnyanjə noun ( plural nyanja or nyanjas ) Usage: usually capitalized 1. a. : a people of Nyasaland who live …
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NGONI — əŋˈgōnē noun or ngu·ni -günē ( plural ngoni or ngonis or nguni or ngunis ) Usage: usually capitalized 1. a. …
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KUNGU FLY — noun : any of certain small mayflies (genus Caenis ) and midges (genus Corethra ) that breed on Lake Nyasa …
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KUNGU CAKE — ˈku̇ŋ(ˌ)gü noun Etymology: kungu from Nyanja nkungu kungu fly : a food made by the natives about Lake Nyasa consisting …
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KONZE — ˈkänzə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Konde nkonzhe : an African hartebeest ( Alcelaphus lichtensteini ) of the Zambesi and …
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BENA — ˈbenə noun ( plural bena or benas ) Usage: usually capitalized 1. : an African Bantu-speaking people north of Lake …
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MALAWI — — Malawian , adj. , n. /meuh lah"wee/ , n. 1. Formerly, Nyasaland . a republic in SE Africa, on …
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EASTERN AFRICA, HISTORY OF — history of the area from ancient times through the 20th century. Additional reading J.D. Fage and Roland Oliver (eds.), The …
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VIPHYA MOUNTAINS — highlands in north-central Malawi. They comprise two main blocks, divided by a 15-mile- (24-km-) wide saddle (pass), and extend 130 …
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TANZANIA, FLAG OF — national flag consisting of triangles of green and blue separated by a black diagonal stripe with yellow fimbriations (narrow borders). …
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TANZANIA — officially United Republic of Tanzania, Swahili Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania East African country situated just south of the Equator. …
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SHIRE RIVER — most important river in Malawi. The Shire River is 250 miles (402 km) long and issues from the southern shore …
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RUKWA, LAKE — lake, southwestern Tanzania, Eastern Africa. It is part of an inland drainage system in the Rukwa Trough, which probably at …
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MALOMBE, LAKE — lake fed and drained by the Shire River in southern Malawi. It lies in a broken depression running northwest from …
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KIRK RANGE — plateau in southwestern Malawi, extending in a north-south direction and skirting the southwestern shore of Lake Nyasa and the western …
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EAST AFRICAN LAKES — Mountains and lakes of East Africa. group of lakes in East Africa. The majority of the East African lakes lie …
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DWANGWA RIVER — river in Malawi that is a tributary of Lake Nyasa. It rises in the western watershed of Malawi's central plateau …
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CHILEMBWE, JOHN — born c. 1860, -71 died Feb. 3, 1915, Blantyre district, Nyasaland [now Malawi] Western-educated Nyasaland missionary who led an abortive, …
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AFRICATHE LAND — Relief Africa The physiography of Africa is essentially a reflection of the geologic history and geology that is described in …
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