Zanzibar
Meanings
name
- An island region of Tanzania in the Indian Ocean.
- A former sultanate in East Africa in the Indian Ocean, which merged with Tanganyika in 1963 to form Tanzania.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
Ultimately from Classical Persian زنگبار (zangibār), literally meaning “black-skinned coast”.
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