Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nyasaland

/naɪˈæsələnd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables: nyasa-land
IPA: /naɪˈæsələnd/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A former colony of the United Kingdom in Africa; modern Malawi.

Example Sentences

"After independence, Rhodesia changed its name to Zimbabwe, Nyasaland to Malawi, and Bechuanaland to Botswana."

Etymology

Etymology tree Yao (Africa) nyasa Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-West Germanic *land Old English land Middle English lond English land English -land English Nyasaland From Yao (Africa) nyasa (“lake”) in reference to Lake Malawi, plus the suffix -land.

Word Breakdown

Root: nyasa

Derived Forms

Nyasalander

Questions

How do you pronounce nyasaland?: The recorded pronunciation is /naɪˈæsələnd/.
What does nyasaland mean?: A former colony of the United Kingdom in Africa; modern Malawi.
Where does nyasaland come from?: Etymology tree Yao (Africa) nyasa Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-West Germanic *land Old English land Middle English lond English land English -land English Nyasaland From Yao (Africa) nyasa (“lake”) in reference to Lake Malawi, plus the suffix -land.

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