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坦噶尼喀

Mandarin · pinyin Tǎn gá ní kā

Tanganyika, sovereign state in Africa (1961–1964), later part of Tanzania

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坦: tǎn · flat, smooth; self-possessed
噶: gá · used in transliterations
尼: ní · Buddhist nun; transliteration
喀: kā · vomit; used in transliterations

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3–2–2–1 · Tan3 ga2 ni2 ka1

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(historical) Tanganyika (former country in East Africa, now part of Tanzania)

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