Tanzania

American  

[tan-zuh-nee-uh, tahn-zah-nee-ah] / ˌtæn zəˈni ə, tɑn zɑˈni ɑ /

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.

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Tanzania British  

/ 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)

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Tanzania Cultural  

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.

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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.

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• Tanzanian
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Example Sentences

Most importantly, the Uganda oil wells and pipeline to Tanzania are majority controlled by TotalEnergies, one of Dangote's biggest rivals.

From Barron's • Jul. 7, 2026

That leaves Uganda, where crude is due to start being produced next year and sent via a massive new pipeline to Tanzania, though even that can only cater to a maximum of 246,000 bpd.

From Barron's • Jul. 7, 2026

A single atoll in the Seychelles serves as home to hundreds of thousands of tortoises, while millions of flamingoes flock annually to Lake Natron in Tanzania.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

In February, BBC Africa Eye released a documentary, Tanzania's State of Fear, on a wave of kidnappings in Tanzania.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Thousands of them were trained in our camps in Tanzania, Angola, and Mozambique.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela