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Nyasaland

British  
/ nɪˈæsəˌlænd, naɪˈæsə- /

noun

  1. the former name (until 1964) of Malawi

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His missionary campaign led to the establishment of the British Central African Protectorate, which later became Nyasaland.

From Scientific American • Sep. 22, 2021

In 1953 he became the general secretary of the Northern Rhodesian African National Congress but the organisation failed to mobilise black Africans against the white-ruled Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2021

According to the elders, some of these soldiers and carrier corps were deported to Nyasaland.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2015

When I went to Nyasaland, as Malawi was called in 1963, it had no face.

From Salon • Jun. 25, 2012

Whilst northern Africa was being folded, the East African plateau was broken up by a series of longitudinal rifts extending from Nyasaland to Egypt.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg