/ Dictionary / Index T Tanzania: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Tan•za•ni•a Pronunciation: (tan"zu-nē'u Swahili. tän-zä-nē'ä), [key] — n. a republic in E Africa formed in 1964 by the merger of the republic of Tanganyika and the former island sultanate of Zanzibar (including Pemba and adjacent small islands). 24,800,000; 364,881 sq. mi. (945,037 sq. km).Cap.: Dodoma. Official name, Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: tanzania (Thesaurus) tanyard tanzanite Related Content Daily Word Quiz: boorish Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language