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Tanganyikan, a. (n.)|tæŋgəˈnjiːkən|
[f. Tanganyik(a (see below) + -an.]
Of or pertaining to Tanganyika, now the continental part of the E. African republic of Tanzania. Also as n., a native or inhabitant of Tanganyika. Cf. Tanzanian n. and a.
1905Rep. Brit. Assoc. Adv. Sci. 430 The total number of Tanganyikan species of fishes amounts to eighty five. 1957African Affairs LVI. 304 He went on to ask..whether the tsetse fly experiments were providing a hope that the scourge of the fly would be overcome... It would make for a great development in Tanganyikan agriculture. 1962Sunday Express 21 Jan. 5/8 We who live in Tanganyika must think of ourselves as Tanganyikans and work for our country. 1971Standard (Dar es Salaam) 7 Apr. 4/5 They could not cope with the then Tanganyikan education curriculum. |