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Zanj.

A certain portion of the coast of East Africa.

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  1. A certain portion of the coast of East Africa.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Arabic زَنْج (zanj, “The East African coastlands”), from Persian زنگ (zang, “East Africa”) or its Middle Persian etymon; see the Persian entry for more.

noun
  1. One of the Bantu-speaking inhabitants of this part of East Africa.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Arabic زَنْج (zanj, “The East African coastlands”), from Persian زنگ (zang, “East Africa”) or its Middle Persian etymon; see the Persian entry for more.

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