nyanza

[ nee-an-zuh, nahy- ]

/ niˈæn zə, naɪ- /

(in central and East Africa) a large body of water, especially a lake.

Origin of nyanza

< a Bantu language of the region; compare Shona nyanza lake, sea

nya, nyaff, nyala, nyanda, nyanja, nyanza, nyasa, nyasaland, nyaya, nyc, nyckelharpa

As it is difficult to supply rations to our people on the Nyanza plain, I hope we shall not have to wait long for it.

In Darkest Africa, Vol. 1; or, The quest, rescue and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria |Henry Morton Stanley
These great lakes, Nyassa, Tanganyika and Nyanza, afford excellent facilities for missionary operations.

The American Missionary -- Volume 33, No. 02, February, 1879 |Various
I shall leave forty-nine in fort; inclusive of Nelson there will be 126 men left to escort the boat to the Nyanza.

In Darkest Africa, Vol. 1; or, The quest, rescue and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria |Henry Morton Stanley
Soldiers,—After many months of hard travel, I have at last reached the Nyanza.

In Darkest Africa, Vol. 1; or, The quest, rescue and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria |Henry Morton Stanley

We came back from the Nyanza to seek you who were so long lost to us.

In Darkest Africa, Vol. 2; or, The quest, rescue and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria |Henry Morton Stanley

nyanza

/ (ˈnjænzə, nɪˈænzə) /

(capital when part of a name) (in E Africa) a lake

from Bantu