Zanzibar

13 4.4

An island in the Indian Ocean near the east coast of Africa that is part of Tanzania

proper noun

: Zanzíbar

Did Farrokh not tell you he was born in Zanzibar?
Zanzibar town
Zanzibar City
Zanzibar island

Examples

So today we are leaving Zanzibar and going to Portugal with Caitlin Barrett.
I was on a ship headed for Zanzibar.

Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
But can I tell you, Zanzibar is like Party Heaven.

The Honeymoon (2023)
So why did you leave Zanzibar?

Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
I'll show you Zanzibar at night.

Shout at the Devil (1976)
I landed in Zanzibar a couple weeks ago.

Watusi (1959)
"I'd like to go on holiday to Zanzibar," she said.

Fiction book (1995)
In Zanzibar, they call her Popobawa.

Mara (2018)
From Zanzibar to Singapore, from Fiji to Kolkata, we're sure to taste the spice of life.

Pippi Longstocking (1997)
I landed in Zanzibar a couple weeks ago.

Compounds

Zanzibar copal

Specialized

9.9

A hard yellow resin from East African trees used to make varnish and lacquer

Surface Forms

Zanzibar main

Etymology

Zanzibar comes from old Arabic and Persian words: Zanj meaning 'black people' and bar meaning 'coast'. So Zanzibar originally meant the 'coast of the black people', which fits this island off the east coast of Africa.