Zanzibar
[zan-zuh-bahr, zan-zuh-bahr]
- an island off the E coast of Africa: with Pemba and adjacent small islands it formerly comprised a sultanate under British protection; became independent in 1963; now part of Tanzania. 640 sq. mi. (1658 sq. km).
- a seaport on W Zanzibar, Tanzania.
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Give the appetite something now and then new to smell, or see with the manioc, and the Zanzibari is satisfied.
And, to complete the casualties, a Zanzibari of the rear column succumbed to manioc poison.
Omar and his Zanzibari antagonists loudly clamoured for a fight.
Allah ho Akbar, replied Hassan, his Zanzibari head-man, to me; books!
We agreed to call that way and purchase them at any cost, and Mr. Mackay furnished us with two Zanzibari guides.
Zanzibari
- of or relating to Zanzibar or its inhabitants
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- a native or inhabitant of Zanzibar
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Zanzibar
- an island in the Indian Ocean, off the E coast of Africa: settled by Persians and Arabs from the 7th century onwards; became a flourishing trading centre for slaves, ivory, and cloves; made a British protectorate in 1890, becoming independent within the Commonwealth in 1963 and a republic in 1964; joined with Tanganyika in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania. Pop: 622 459 (2002)
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