Tanzania
English
Etymology
Blend of Tanganyika + Zanzibar + -ia, combining the names of the former countries that merged to form Tanzania in 1964.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˌtæn.zəˈniːə/
- (Philippines) IPA(key): /ˌtɐn.zɐnˈjɐ/
Audio (UK): (file) Audio (Southern England): (file) Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -iːə
Proper noun
Tanzania
- A country in East Africa. Official name: United Republic of Tanzania.
- 2022 April 22, Toyin Owoseje, “Google marks Earth Day with doodle showing stark impacts of the climate crisis”, in CNN[1], archived from the original on 17 May 2022:
- Users can see how a glacier at the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania retreated between December 1986 and 2020, as well as glacial melt in Sermersooq, Greenland, between December 2000 and 2020.
- 2025 April 24, Sammi Awami, “Tanzania bans South Africa and Malawi imports as trade row escalates”, in BBC[2], archived from the original on 28 April 2025:
- A normally bustling border crossing between Tanzania and Malawi was noticeably quieter than usual on Thursday as a result of an escalating regional trade row.
Hypernyms
Translations
United Republic of Tanzania
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See also
- Countries of the world
countries in Africa (appendix)edit
- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Côte d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini ~ eSwatini, Swaziland
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Republic of the Congo
- Rwanda
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Western Sahara
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Central Huasteca Nahuatl
Proper noun
Tanzania
- Tanzania (a country in East Africa)
Central Nahuatl
Proper noun
Tanzania
- Tanzania (a country in East Africa)
Chichewa
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ta.ⁿzáˈni.a/
Proper noun
Tanzánia
- Tanzania (a country in East Africa)
Danish
Proper noun
Tanzania
- Tanzania (a country in East Africa)
Derived terms
Dinka
Alternative forms
- Tandhania
Etymology
Proper noun
Tanzania
- Tanzania (a country in East Africa)
Galician
Proper noun
Tanzania f
- Tanzania (a country in East Africa)
Related terms
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from English Tanzania.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /tanzaˈnia/ [t̪an.zaˈni.a]
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: Tan‧za‧ni‧a
Proper noun
Tanzania
- Tanzania (a country in East Africa)
Noun
Tanzania (plural Tanzania-Tanzania or para Tanzania)
Adjective
Tanzania (comparative lebih Tanzania, superlative paling Tanzania)
See also
- Afrika Selatan
- Aljazair
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cad
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Etiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea Khatulistiwa
- Guinea-Bissau
- Jibuti
- Kamerun
- Kenya
- Komoro
- Lesoto
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagaskar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Maroko
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mesir
- Mozambik
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Pantai Gading
- Republik Afrika Tengah
- Republik Demokratik Kongo
- Republik Kongo
- Rwanda
- Sao Tome dan Principe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Sudan Selatan
- Tanjung Verde
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Further reading
- “Tanzania”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Italian
Proper noun
Tanzania f
- Tanzania (a country in East Africa)
Derived terms
Latin
Etymology
Internationalism. Blend of Tānganīca + Zānzibār + -ia if analysed syncretically.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [taːnˈzaː.ni.a]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [tanˈd͡zaː.ni.a]
Proper noun
Tānzānia f sg (genitive Tānzāniae); first declension
- (New Latin) Tanzania (a country in East Africa)
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Tānzānia |
| genitive | Tānzāniae |
| dative | Tānzāniae |
| accusative | Tānzāniam |
| ablative | Tānzāniā |
| vocative | Tānzānia |
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tansaˈnia/
Proper noun
Tanzania
- Tanzania (a country in East Africa)
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tansaˈnia/
Proper noun
Tanzania
- Tanzania (a country in East Africa)
Related terms
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tanˈzaɲ.ja/
Audio 1: (file) Audio 2: (file) - Rhymes: -aɲja
- Syllabification: Tan‧zan‧ia
Proper noun
Tanzania f (related adjective tanzański)
- Tanzania (a country in East Africa)
Declension
Declension of Tanzania
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Tanzania |
| genitive | Tanzanii |
| dative | Tanzanii |
| accusative | Tanzanię |
| instrumental | Tanzanią |
| locative | Tanzanii |
| vocative | Tanzanio |
Derived terms
nouns
See also
- Algieria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Czad
- Demokratyczna Republika Konga
- Dżibuti
- Egipt
- Erytrea
- Eswatini
- Etiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Gwinea
- Gwinea Bissau
- Gwinea Równikowa
- Kamerun
- Kenia
- Komory
- Kongo
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libia
- Madagaskar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Maroko
- Mauretania
- Mauritius
- Mozambik
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Południowa Afryka
- Republika Środkowoafrykańska
- Republika Zielonego Przylądka
- Rwanda
- Sahara Zachodnia
- Senegal
- Seszele
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Sudan Południowy
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunezja
- Uganda
- Wybrzeże Kości Słoniowej
- Wyspy Świętego Tomasza i Książęca
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Further reading
- Tanzania in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Tan‧za‧ni‧a
Proper noun
Tanzania f
- (Mozambique) alternative form of Tanzânia: Tanzania (a country in East Africa)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tanˈθanja/ [t̪ãn̟ˈθa.nja] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /tanˈsanja/ [t̪ãnˈsa.nja] (Latin America, Philippines)
Audio (Spain): (file) - Rhymes: -anja
- Syllabification: Tan‧za‧nia
Proper noun
Tanzania f
- Tanzania (a country in East Africa)
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Proper noun
Tanzania
- Tanzania (a country in East Africa)
- Synonym: Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania
See also
- Afrika Kusini
- Algeria ~ Aljeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Chad ~ Chadi
- Cote d'Ivoire ~ Kodivaa
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia, Uhabeshi ~ Habeshi
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea Bisau ~ Guinea-Bisau ~ Ginebisau
- Guinea ya Ikweta ~ Ginekweta
- Guinea ~ Gine ~ Gini
- Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati
- Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo, Kongo-Kinshasa
- Jamhuri ya Kongo, Kongo-Brazzaville
- Jibuti ~ Djibouti
- Kamerun ~ Cameroon ~ Kameruni
- Kenya
- Komori, Visiwa vya Ngazija
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagaska, Bukini
- Malawi, Unyasa
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mayotte
- Misri, Umisri
- Morisi
- Moroko ~ Maroko
- Msumbiji, Mozambik
- Mtakatifu Helena
- Namibia
- Niger ~ Nijeri
- Nigeria ~ Nijeria ~ Naijeria
- Rwanda ~ Ruanda
- Réunion
- Sahara ya Magharibi
- Sao Tome na Principe
- Senegal ~ Senegali
- Shelisheli
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Sudan Kusini
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Uswazi, Swaziland
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Swedish
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Tanzania n (genitive Tanzanias)
- Tanzania (a country in East Africa)
Related terms
See also
- Algeriet
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Centralafrikanska republiken
- Demokratiska republiken Kongo
- Djibouti
- Egypten
- Ekvatorialguinea
- Elfenbenskusten
- Eritrea
- Etiopien
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kamerun
- Kap Verde
- Kenya
- Komorerna
- Kongo-Brazzaville
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libyen
- Madagaskar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Marocko
- Mauretanien
- Mauritius
- Moçambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- São Tomé och Príncipe
- Senegal
- Seychellerna
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Swaziland
- Sydafrika
- Sydsudan
- Tanzania
- Tchad
- Togo
- Tunisien
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Further reading
- Tanzania in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- Utrikes namnbok (12th ed., 2024)
- Svensk MeSH