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Nyasaland
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English
Etymology
en :af yao:nyasa -land 1
From en yao nyasa lake in reference to Lake Malawi, plus the suffix en -land.
Pronunciation
en /naɪˈæsələnd/ /ˈnjɑːsələnd/ /-ˌlænd/
Proper noun
en Q1649306en historical en former colony c/United Kingdom in cont/Africa Malawi Malawi.
en Bard Wilkinson Absolute monarch renames Swaziland ‘eSwatini’ w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/20/africa/swaziland-eswatini-africa-monarchy-intl 2018-04-20 After independence, Rhodesia changed its name to Zimbabwe, Nyasaland to Malawi, and Bechuanaland to Botswana. https://web.archive.org/web/20251007025205/https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/20/africa/swaziland-eswatini-africa-monarchy-intl/ 7 October 2025
Derived terms
en Nyasalander
Translations
Chichewa: ny Nyásalande
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 尼亞薩蘭 Níyàsàlán
French: fr Nyassaland m
Polish: pl Niasa f
Portuguese: pt Niassalândia f
Russian: ru Нья́саленд m
Tumbuka: tum Nyasaland
Anagrams
en aaadlnnsy analysand
en terms suffixed with -land
Tumbuka
tum:
Etymology
tum :bor en:Nyasaland
tum en Nyasaland.
Proper noun
tum proper noun
tum Q1649306tum historical tum former colony c/United Kingdom in cont/Africa Malawi Malawi