Tanganyika
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Tanganyika
- /tæŋɡənˈjiːkə/
- /tæŋɡəˈniːkə/
Where it comes from
After Lake Tanganyika, from Swahili changanyika (“to mix”) which might have meant where the water of the rivers mix.
proper noun
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Synonym of Lake Tanganyika, a lake in Africa.
Similar: Lake Tanganyika
- 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.
Translations
Every language
name lake
| Español | Lago Tanganica |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 탕가니카 호 tangganika ho |
| 日本語 | タンガニーカ湖 |
| 中文 | 坦噶尼喀湖 Tǎngáníkā Hú |
| Kiswahili | Tanganyika |
| Português | Lago Tanganica |
| Français | Lac Tanganyika |
| Deutsch | Tanganjikasee |
| Italiano | Lago Tanganica |
| Ελληνικά | Τανγκανίκα Tangkaníka |
| Română | Lacul Tanganyika |
| Русский | Танганьи́ка Tanganʹíka |
| العربية | بحيرَة تنجانيقا |
| עברית | אגם טנגנייקה |
name territory, former country
| Español | Tanganica |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 탕가니카 tangganika |
| 日本語 | タンガニーカ tanganīka |
| 中文 | 坦噶尼喀 Tǎngāníkā |
| हिन्दी | तांगान्यिका tāṅgānyikā, तांगानिका tāṅgānikā, टांगान्यिका ṭāṅgānyikā, टांगानिका ṭāṅgānikā, तंगानिका taṅgānikā, तंगानीका taṅgānīkā |
| Kiswahili | Tanganyika |
| Português | Tanganica |
| Français | Tanganyika |
| Deutsch | Tanganjika |
| Italiano | Tanganika |
| Русский | Танганьи́ка Tanganʹíka |
| العربية | تَنْجَانِيقَا tanganīqā |
| עברית | טנגנייקה tanganyika |
Talk about this word "Tanganyika." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tanganyika. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Tanganyika. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tanganyika "Tanganyika." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tanganyika.Cite this
@misc{tanganyika_2026,
title = {Tanganyika},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tanganyika},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
