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tanzanian

/ˌtænzəˈniən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables
tan-za-ni-an
IPA
/ˌtænzəˈniən/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person from Tanzania or of Tanzanian descent.

adj

Of, from, or pertaining to Tanzania, the Tanzanian people or language.

Etymology

Etymology tree English Tanzania Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Tanzanian From Tanzania + -an.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌtænzəˈniən/

Inflected Forms

Tanzanians (plural)

Derived Forms

Tanzanianness

Rhymes With

ukrainian mediterranean romanian albanian tasmanian lithuanian jordanian subterranean panamanian pomeranian pennsylvanian ohanian

Questions

How do you pronounce tanzanian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtænzəˈniən/.
What does tanzanian mean?
A person from Tanzania or of Tanzanian descent.
Where does tanzanian come from?
Etymology tree English Tanzania Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Tanzanian From Tanzania + -an.

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