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LAKE NYASA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A long lake in southeastern Africa between Tanzania, Mozambique, and Malawi
Synonyms:
Lake Malawi; Lake Nyasa
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
lake (a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land)
Holonyms ("Lake Nyasa" is a part of...):
Malawi; Nyasaland; Republic of Malawi (a landlocked republic in southern central Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964)
Mocambique; Mozambique; Republic of Mozambique (a republic on the southeastern coast of Africa on the Mozambique Channel; became independent from Portugal in 1975)
Tanzania; United Republic of Tanzania (a republic in eastern Africa)