Azania

[ uh-zey-nee-uh, uh-zeyn-yuh ]

/ əˈzeɪ ni ə, əˈzeɪn yə /

noun

the indigenous name applied to South Africa by indigenous black nationalists or liberationists.

Related forms

A·za·ni·an, noun, adjective

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Here also is Smyrnophora, or the region of myrrh; after which is Azania, producing many elephants.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume VII|Robert Kerr

British Dictionary definitions for azania

Azania

/ (əˈzɑːnɪə, əˈzɑːnjə) /

noun

another name for South Africa

Word Origin for Azania

perhaps from Arabic Adzan East Africa

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