# Nyasaland

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /naɪˈæsələnd/ · frequency rank #65,356

## Definitions
1. A former colony of the United Kingdom in Africa; modern Malawi.

## Etymology
From Yao (Africa) nyasa (“lake”) in reference to Lake Malawi, and the suffix -land.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nyasaland