Tanzania

[ tan-zuh-nee-uh; Swahili. tahn-zah-nee-ah ]

noun

1. a republic in eastern Africa formed in 1964 by the merger of the republic of Tanganyika and the former island sultanate of Zanzibar (including Pemba and adjacent small islands). 364,881 sq. mi. (945,037 sq. km). : Dodoma.

Tanzania

/ ˌtænzəˈnɪə /

noun

1. a republic in E Africa, on the Indian Ocean: formed by the union of the independent states of Tanganyika and Zanzibar in 1964; a member of the Commonwealth. Exports include coffee, tea, sisal, and cotton. Official languages: Swahili and English. Religions: Christian, Muslim, and animist. Currency: Tanzanian shilling. Capital: officially Dodoma (though some functions remain in Dar es Salaam). Pop: 48 261 000 (2013 est). Area: 945 203 sq km (364 943 sq miles)

Tanzania

1. Republic in eastern Africa , formed in 1964 by the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar. It is bordered to the north by Uganda , Lake Victoria , and Kenya ; to the east by the Indian Ocean ; to the south by Mozambique , Malawi , and Zambia ; and to the west by the Democratic Republic of Congo , Burundi ,, and Rwanda . Its capital and largest city is Dar es Salaam.

Notes

Louis B. Leakey , a British anthropologist, found the remains of a direct ancestor of the present human species , about 1.75 million years old, at Olduvai Gorge in northeastern Tanzania.

Other Words From

• Tan·za·ni·an noun adjective

Example Sentences

After months of downplaying the disease, Tanzania has finally acknowledged the presence of Covid-19 in the country, and introduced new measures to prevent its spread.

From Quartz

Located in Tanzania, with a height of almost 6,000 meters, Mount Kilimanjaro is Africa’s tallest mountain.

From Quartz

Tanzania’s national newspapers shared articles on how to protect against the disease.

From Quartz

The 2019 announcement left Tanzania’s climbing community in shock.

From Outside Online

Founded in 2016, Kayanda’s organization, Pink Hijab Initiatives, has approximately 800 members in Tanzania.

From Ozy

Mr Anderson Wheeler travelled from Tanzania where he works as a big game hunter to give evidence yesterday.

From The Daily Beast

About 2,500 cheetahs are known to live in East Africa, which includes Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.

From The Daily Beast

The 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Nairobi, Kenya by Al-Qaeda killed 224 people.

From The Daily Beast

“I invite you to go look at what was passed after the Tanzania and Kenya bombings and what the requirements were,” Russell said.

From The Daily Beast

But the same meme has appeared in such far-flung places as Brunei, Kyrgyzstan (there it is again), Tanzania, and Jamaica.

From The Daily Beast