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, adjective

Words nearby Azania

aza-, azalea, azan, Azaña, Azande, Azania, Azanian, AZAPO, Azariah, azathioprine, Azazel

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How to use Azania in a sentence

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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