nyanza

[ nee-an-zuh, nahy- ]

noun

1. (in central and East Africa) a large body of water, especially a lake.

nyanza

/ ˈnjænzə; nɪˈænzə /

noun

1. capital when part of a name (in E Africa) a lake

Word History and Origins

Origin of nyanza¹

< a Bantu language of the region; compare Shona nyanza lake, sea

Word History and Origins

Origin of nyanza¹

from Bantu

Example Sentences

The country bordering Victoria Nyanza is typically tropical; the rainfall exceeds 60 in.

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Stanley went right across the centre of the continent, and discovered the lake Albert Edward Nyanza.

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Victoria Nyanza, so called after Queen Victoria, had been discovered some years before.

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The country at this point stretched before him in one vast plain, which some of the natives said extended clear to Nyanza.

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Its altitude is three thousand seven hundred and seventy-five feet above the sea and but a few feet above Victoria Nyanza.

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