English Explanatory Dictionary

Nyasaland

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A former colony of the United Kingdom in Africa; modern Malawi.

Pronunciation

/naɪˈæsələnd/ /ˈnjɑːsələnd/ /-ˌlænd/

Word forms

Nyasaland

Etymology

Etymology tree Yao (Africa) nyasa Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-West Germanic *land Old English land Middle English lond English land English -land English Nyasaland From Yao (Africa) nyasa (“lake”) in reference to Lake Malawi, plus the suffix -land.

Derived words

Nyasalander
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