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3 dictionary results for: Lake Tanganyika
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
Tan·gan·yi·ka 
[tan-guhn-yee-kuh, -guh-nee-, tang-] Pronunciation Key
[tan-guhn-yee-kuh, -guh-nee-, tang-] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a former country in E Africa: formed the larger part of German East Africa; British trusteeship (Tanganyika Territory) 1946–61; became independent 1961; now the mainland part of Tanzania. 361,800 sq. mi. (937,062 sq. km). |
| 2. | Lake, a lake in central Africa, between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania: the longest freshwater lake in the world. ab. 450 mi. (725 km) long; 30–40 mi. (48–64 km) wide; 12,700 sq. mi. (32,893 sq. km). |
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Tan·gan·yi·kan, adjective, noun
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| Tanganyika, Lake
A lake of east-central Africa between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania. The British explorers John Speke and Sir Richard Burton sighted the lake in 1858. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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| lake tanganyika | |
noun | |
| the longest lake in the world in central Africa between Tanzania and Congo in the Great Rift Valley |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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