Nyasaland

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Nyasaland

/naɪˈæsələnd/
/ˈnjɑːsələnd/
/-ˌlænd/

Where it comes from

From Yao (Africa) nyasa (“lake”) in reference to Lake Malawi, plus the suffix -land.

proper noun

historical A former colony of the United Kingdom in Africa; modern Malawi. After independence, Rhodesia changed its name to Zimbabwe, Nyasaland to Malawi, and Bechuanaland to Botswana.

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中文	尼亞薩蘭 /尼亚萨兰 Níyàsàlán
Português	Niassalândia
Français	Nyassaland
Русский	Нья́саленд Nʹjásalend

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"Nyasaland." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nyasaland. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Nyasaland. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nyasaland

Chicago

"Nyasaland." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nyasaland.

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@misc{nyasaland_2026,
  title = {Nyasaland},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nyasaland},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}