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Tanzania

tan·za·nia

UK/ˌtan.zəˈnɪjə/ US/ˌtæn.zəˈniːə/ uncommon

noun

Origin

Blend of Tanganyika + Zanzibar + -ia, combining the names of the former countries that merged to form Tanzania in 1964.

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