| 释义 |
Tanzanian, n. and a.|tænzəˈniːən|
[f. Tanzania (see below) + -an, -ian.]
A. n. A native or inhabitant of Tanzania, an E. African state formed in 1964 by the union of the republics of Tanganyika and Zanzibar.
B. adj. Of or pertaining to Tanzania.
1965Economist 23 Jan. 332/3 Mr Nyerere..apparently decided he must at any cost assert Tanzanian independence from this supposed American intrigue. Ibid. 6 Feb. 519/1 Whatever in the world, Tanzanians are asking, have they done. 1970Drum (E. African ed.) Feb. 22/3 A gradual increase in standards of health, education and housing..will mean in the end healthier, wealthier, better-fed and happier Tanzanians. 1973Listener 6 Sept. 301/1 The Chinese-built Freedom Railways reached the Zambian border, its Tanzanian section having been completed. 1978S. Naipaul North of South ii. ii. 158, I watched the Swedish girl weighing the babies... ‘We cannot get well-off and educated Tanzanians to come and help us out.’ Ibid. vi. 248 The Immigration Officer (Tanzanian) poked a grinning head through the doorway. |