"nyanza" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: nyanzas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} nyanza (plural nyanzas)
  1. (Africa) A sheet of water, or marsh. Tags: Africa
    Sense id: en-nyanza-en-noun-FvtFXij4 Categories (other): African English
  2. (Africa) The river feeding a lake. Tags: Africa
    Sense id: en-nyanza-en-noun-FUTFMwWk Categories (other): African English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86

Noun [Shona]

Forms: nyanzá [canonical, class-9], nyanzá [class-10, plural]
Etymology: Cognate to Rwanda-Rundi inyanja and Chichewa nyanja. Etymology templates: {{cog|rw|inyanja}} Rwanda-Rundi inyanja, {{cog|ny|nyanja}} Chichewa nyanja Head templates: {{sn-noun|nyanzá|9}} nyanzá class 9 (plural nyanzá class 10)
  1. lake Categories (topical): Water
    Sense id: en-nyanza-sn-noun-bwIfAmjV Disambiguation of Water: 54 46 Categories (other): Shona entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Shona entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. (Manyika, Zezuru) ocean, sea Tags: Manyika, Zezuru Categories (topical): Water Synonyms: gungwa (english: Standard Shona)
    Sense id: en-nyanza-sn-noun-6~fB0-xc Disambiguation of Water: 54 46 Categories (other): Manyika Shona, Zezuru Shona, Shona entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Shona entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Inflected forms

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        "The river feeding a lake."
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      ],
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