Zanzibar
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Zanzibar
- /ˈzænzɪbɑː(ɹ)/
Where it comes from
Ultimately from Classical Persian زنگبار (zangibār), literally meaning “black-skinned coast”.
proper noun
- An island region of Tanzania in the Indian Ocean. Other examples of nonhuman self-domestication in the wild exist—for instance, the Zanzibar red colobus monkey diverged from the mainland African red colobus in similar ways during its island isolation—but bonobos are the closest and most relevant to us.
- A former sultanate in East Africa in the Indian Ocean, which merged with Tanganyika in 1963 to form Tanzania.
Translations
Every language
name island region
| Español | Zanzíbar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 잔지바르 Janjibareu |
| 日本語 | ザンジバル Zanjibaru |
| 中文 | 桑給巴爾 /桑给巴尔 Sāngjǐbā'ěr, 桑吉巴 Sāngjíbā |
| हिन्दी | ज़ांज़ीबार zānzībār |
| Kiswahili | Unguja |
| Português | Zanzibar |
| Français | Zanzibar |
| Deutsch | Sansibar |
| Italiano | Zanzibar |
| Ελληνικά | Ζανζιβάρη Zanzivári |
| Русский | Занзиба́р Zanzibár |
| العربية | زَنْجِبَار zanjibār |
Talk about this word "Zanzibar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zanzibar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Zanzibar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zanzibar "Zanzibar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zanzibar.Cite this
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