Nyasaland
nya·sa·land
noun
1.
a landlocked republic in southern central Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964
Origin
From Yao (Africa) nyasa (“lake”) in reference to Lake Malawi, plus the suffix -land.
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