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Azania

The English word “Azania” has 2 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. The region of East Africa as known by the Ancient Greeks and Romans.
  2. Synonym of Republic of South Africa.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀζανία (Azanía, “a region of East Africa, variously defined but often corresponding to modern Ethiopia and Somalia”).

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