Tanzania

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

/ ˌtæn zəˈni ə; Swahili. tɑn zɑˈni ɑ /

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noun

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). Capital: Dodoma.

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Official name U·ni·ted Re·pub·lic of Tan·za·ni·a . Formerly U·ni·ted Re·pub·lic of Tan·gan·yi·ka and Zan·zi·bar

[tan-guhn-yee-kuh; zan-zuh-bahr] /ˌtæn gənˈyi kə; ˈzæn zəˌbɑr/ .

OTHER WORDS FROM Tanzania

Tan·za·ni·an, noun, adjective

Words nearby Tanzania

Tantrism, tantrum, Tan-tung, Tanya, tanyard, Tanzania, Tanzanian, tanzanite, Tanzim, Tao, Taoiseach

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How to use Tanzania in a sentence

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.
Tanzania announces new Covid-19 measures under mounting pressure|Priya Sippy|February 24, 2021|Quartz
Located in Tanzania, with a height of almost 6,000 meters, Mount Kilimanjaro is Africa’s tallest mountain.
What increased land use means for Mount Kilimanjaro’s already isolated ecosystem|Claudia Hemp|February 20, 2021|Quartz
Tanzania’s national newspapers shared articles on how to protect against the disease.
Covid-skeptical Tanzania is experiencing a spike in pneumonia|Priya Sippy|February 17, 2021|Quartz
The 2019 announcement left Tanzania’s climbing community in shock.
Tanzania Approves a Cable Car on Kilimanjaro|Stephanie Vermillion|February 14, 2021|Outside Online

Founded in 2016, Kayanda’s organization, Pink Hijab Initiatives, has approximately 800 members in Tanzania.
She’s Using the Quran to Fight the Patriarchy|Daniel Malloy|January 6, 2021|Ozy
Mr Anderson Wheeler travelled from Tanzania where he works as a big game hunter to give evidence yesterday.
How A British Aristocrat Used Big Game Hunter’s Sperm To Get Pregnant Without His Permission|Tom Sykes|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
About 2,500 cheetahs are known to live in East Africa, which includes Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.
The $10 Billion Pet Cheetah and Chimp Industry|Sharon Adarlo|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Nairobi, Kenya by Al-Qaeda killed 224 people.
Document Dump Shows Bill Clinton Was Skeptical About Osama bin Laden|Ben Jacobs|July 18, 2014|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.
Would-Be Congressman Can’t Quit Saddam|Gideon Resnick|June 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the same meme has appeared in such far-flung places as Brunei, Kyrgyzstan (there it is again), Tanzania, and Jamaica.
Americans Celebrating Our LGBT Victories Need To Be More Cognizant That Elsewhere, Repression Is Winning|Jay Michaelson|May 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for Tanzania

Tanzania

/ (ˌtænzəˈnɪə) /

noun

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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Cultural definitions for Tanzania

Tanzania

[ (tan-zuh-nee-uh) ]

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 for Tanzania

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.