Tanganyika.
Synonym of Lake Tanganyika, a lake in Africa.
Meaning & usage
Synonym of Lake Tanganyika, a lake in Africa.
A former British mandate and territory in East Africa, in existence from 1916 to 1961.
An independent country that existed between 1961 and 1964, coterminous with the former British territory, which became most of Tanzania.
A province (Tanganyika Province) in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Capital: Kalemie, which borders the lake.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *-cànga Proto-Sabaki *-canga Proto-Sabaki *-canganya Swahili -changanya Swahili -changanyikader. English Tanganyika After Lake Tanganyika, from Swahili changanyika (“to mix”) which might have meant where the water of the rivers mix.
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