Azania
[ uh-zey-nee-uh, uh-zeyn-yuh ]
/ əˈzeɪ ni ə, əˈzeɪn yə /
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noun
the Indigenous name applied to South Africa by Indigenous Black nationalists or liberationists.
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Origin of Azania
First recorded in 1700–10; from Latin Azānius “pertaining to a region in Ethiopia or between Kenya and Tanzania, Azanian,” from Greek Azanía
OTHER WORDS FROM Azania
A·za·ni·an, noun, adjectiveWords nearby Azania
azaguanine, azalea, azan, Azaña, Azande, Azania, Azanian, AZAPO, Azariah, azaspirodecanedione, azatadine maleate
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Example sentences from the Web for Azania
Here also is Smyrnophora, or the region of myrrh; after which is Azania, producing many elephants.
British Dictionary definitions for Azania
Word Origin for Azania
perhaps from Arabic Adzan East Africa
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