nyasa

nyasa
I. \(ˈ)nī|asə, nēˈa-, ˈnya-\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from Nyasaland, southeastern Africa
1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of Nyasaland

Nyasa Africans

Nyasa Europeans

2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the people of Nyasaland
II. noun (-s)
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: from Nyasaland, southeastern Africa
: a native or inhabitant of Nyasaland

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/nyah"sah, nuy as"euh/, n.
former name of Malawi (def. 2).
Also, Nyassa.

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