Azania

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

noun

1. the Indigenous name applied to South Africa by Indigenous Black nationalists or liberationists.

Azania

/ əˈzɑːnjə; əˈzɑːnɪə /

noun

1. another name for South Africa

Other Words From

• A·zani·an noun adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Azania¹

First recorded in 1700–10; from Latin Azānius “pertaining to a region in Ethiopia or between Kenya and Tanzania, Azanian,” from Greek Azanía

Word History and Origins

Origin of Azania¹

perhaps from Arabic Adzan East Africa

Example Sentences

Here also is Smyrnophora, or the region of myrrh; after which is Azania, producing many elephants.

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