Tan·gan·yi·ka (t n g n-y  k, tng-) A former country of east-central Africa. A British mandate after 1920, it became independent in 1961 and joined with Zanzibar to form Tanzania in 1964. Tan gan·yikan adj. & n. |
| Tanganyika, Lake A lake of east-central Africa between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania. The British explorers John Speke and Sir Richard Burton sighted the lake in 1858. |
Tanganyikan [ˌtæŋgəˈnjiːkən]
adj
(Placename) (Social Science / Peoples) of or relating to the former state of Tanganyika (now part of Tanzania) or its inhabitants
n
(Social Science / Peoples) a native of inhabitant of Tanganyika
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