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LAKE NYASA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Lake Nyasa mean?
• LAKE NYASA (noun)
The noun LAKE NYASA has 1 sense:
1. a long lake in southeastern Africa between Tanzania, Mozambique, and Malawi
Familiarity information: LAKE NYASA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A long lake in southeastern Africa between Tanzania, Mozambique, and Malawi
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
Lake Malawi; Lake Nyasa
Instance hypernyms:
lake (a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land)
Holonyms ("Lake Nyasa" is a part of...):
Malawi; Nyasaland; Republic of Malawi (a landlocked republic in southern central Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964)
Mocambique; Mozambique; Republic of Mozambique (a republic on the southeastern coast of Africa on the Mozambique Channel; became independent from Portugal in 1975)
Tanzania; United Republic of Tanzania (a republic in eastern Africa)
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