“Tanzania” was formed as a clipped compound of names of two states, on unifying, established the country – Tanganyika and Zanzibar. The first three alphabets of each state – “Tan” and “Zan”, and the suffix
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Tanzania
“Tanzania” was formed as a clipped compound of names of two states, on unifying, established the country – Tanganyika and Zanzibar. The first three alphabets of each state – “Tan” and “Zan”, and the suffix