Nyasaland
/naɪˈæsələnd/ name
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Proper Noun
- 1 A former colony of the United Kingdom in Africa; modern Malawi. historical
"After independence, Rhodesia changed its name to Zimbabwe, Nyasaland to Malawi, and Bechuanaland to Botswana."
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More examples"After independence, Rhodesia changed its name to Zimbabwe, Nyasaland to Malawi, and Bechuanaland to Botswana."
Etymology
From Yao nyasa (“lake”) in reference to Lake Malawi, and the suffix -land.