tanganyika

Definition of Tanganyika in English :

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Noun

1. lake tanganyika, tanganyika

the longest lake in the world in central Africa between Tanzania and Congo in the Great Rift Valley

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2. tanganyika

a former state in East Africa; united with Zanzibar in 1964 to form Tanzania

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

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noun

1.

a former state in E Africa: became part of German East Africa in 1884; ceded to Britain as a League of Nations mandate in 1919 and as a UN trust territory in 1946; gained independence in 1961 and united with Zanzibar in 1964 as the United Republic of Tanzania

2. Lake Tanganyika

Tanganyika

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1.

mainland region of Tanzania, on the E coast of Africa: a former British territory, it became a member of the Commonwealth as an independent republic in 1961: united with Zanzibar to form Tanzania (1964)

2.

Lakelake in EC Africa, between Tanganyika & Democratic Republic of the Congo: 12,700 sq mi (32,893 sq km)

Tanganyika

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A former country of east-central Africa. Awarded to Britain in the breakup of German East Africa after World War I, Tanganyika became independent in 1961 and joined with Zanzibar to form Tanzania in 1964.

A lake of east-central Africa between Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Situated on the floor of the Great Rift Valley, Lake Tanganyika is over 645 km (400 mi) long and 1,430 m (4,700 ft) deep.

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