nyasaland
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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Definition of nyasaland
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
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(historical)A former colony of the United Kingdom in Africa; modern Malawi.
“After independence, Rhodesia changed its name to Zimbabwe, Nyasaland to Malawi, and Bechuanaland to Botswana.”
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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.
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