Niassalândia

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ni.a.saˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ [nɪ.a.saˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /nja.saˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒjɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ni.a.saˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ [nɪ.a.saˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /nja.saˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒjɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ni.a.saˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒi.a/ [nɪ.a.saˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /nja.saˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒja/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /njɐ.sɐˈlɐ̃.djɐ/

Proper noun

Niassalândia f

1. (historical) Nyasaland (a former colony of the United Kingdom in Africa, now called Malawi)
   • 1950, Lourenço Marques, Memórias do Museu Dr. Álvaro de Castro‎^[1]:

     Niala é um antílope muito raro que foi pela primeira vez encontrado na Niassalândia.

     Nyala is a very rare antelope that was first found in Nyasaland.

Further reading

• Niassalândia on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt