Nyasaland
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9.7
- proper noun
- Literature
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Nyasaland
- Under pressure from nationalist movements, the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was on the verge of collapse.
Examples
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It continued after the colonial conquest in such diverse places as Nyasaland, Rhodesia, and Senegal.
Academic text (2004) -
When I first went to Africa in 1924, there were no education departments in Uganda, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia), or Nyasaland (now Malawi).
Academic text (1996) -
Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland were to become independent two years later as the separate nations of Zambia and Malawi.
Academic text (1997) -
The missionaries in Nyasaland, as in Uganda, realized quite rightly that the territory could not remain independent.
Academic text (1996) -
Nyasaland was the name used for Nyasaland before it gained independence in 1964.
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He wrote a book detailing his experiences in Nyasaland during its transition to independence.
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Nyasaland, located in southern central Africa, is now known as Malawi.
Synonyms
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4.2
A country in southeast Africa beside Lake Malawi
A country in southeastern Africa with no coast and a large lake called Lake Malawi
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Nyasaland comes from the local name Nyasa and the English part -land. Nyasa means 'lake', so Nyasaland meant the 'land by the lake' and was the old name for the country now called Malawi.