Explore Zanzibar through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like island. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Zanzibar meaning
- An island region of Tanzania in the Indian Ocean.
- A former sultanate in East Africa in the Indian Ocean, which merged with Tanganyika in 1963 to form Tanzania.
Synonyms of Zanzibar
Using Zanzibar
- The main meaning on this page is: An island region of Tanzania in the Indian Ocean. | A former sultanate in East Africa in the Indian Ocean, which merged with Tanganyika in 1963 to form Tanzania.
- Useful related words include: island.
- In the example corpus, zanzibar often appears in combinations such as: in zanzibar, of zanzibar, the zanzibar.
Context around Zanzibar
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 6 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Zanzibar
- In this selection, "zanzibar" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, grant, kilometer, electoral, seaweed and house stand out and add context to how "zanzibar" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include ago in zanzibar seaweed has and top in zanzibar 3 days. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "zanzibar" sits close to words such as adage, admirer and aft, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with zanzibar
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Pictured are some of the clubgoers who are seen having a drink in the Zanzibar nightclub in Newcastle. (18 words)
Wahhabi sources have paid Tablighi missionaries in Africa salaries higher than the European Union pays teachers in Zanzibar. (18 words)
The United Kingdom did not grant Zanzibar independence, as such, because the UK had never had sovereignty over Zanzibar. (19 words)
As we prepare to welcome our annual influx of visitors from the Northern Hemisphere and the Middle East, they can be safe in the knowledge that the virus is contained and presents no threat to them or the people of Zanzibar," Mr Said remarked. (44 words)
In the engineering domain, the only woman who has managed to enter the elite ‘male dominated club’ of IIT directors is Preeti Aghalayam, an IIT Madras faculty, who is heading the recently announced first foreign campus at Zanzibar in Tanzania. (40 words)
Zanzibar also is the only place in Eastern African countries to have the longest settlement houses formally known as Michenzani flats which were built by the aid from East Germany during the 1970s to solve housing problems in Zanzibar. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
Zanzibar has its own House of Representatives to make laws especially for Zanzibar (the Zanzibar House of Representatives has 70 seats, directly elected by universal suffrage to serve five-year terms).
Meanwhile, ACT Wazalendo's Zanzibar presidential candidate, Mr Seif Sharif Hamad, is accusing the Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC) of irregularly increasing the number of voters in the isles by more than 117,000 electors.
After high school, Mercury returned to Zanzibar to reunite with his parents who found themselves on the run the following year due to the Zanzibar Revolution of 1964.
Lucy Ash: The crop that put women on top in Zanzibar (3 days ago) - In Zanzibar, seaweed has become big business - and as it has been farmed principally.
The crop that put women on top in Zanzibar (3 days ago) - In Zanzibar, seaweed has become big business - and as it has been farmed principally.
Changes to the Zanzibar Constitution in April 2002 allowed both the CCM and CUF parties to nominate members to the Zanzibar Electoral Commission.
Rather, by the Zanzibar Act 1963 of the United Kingdom, the UK ended the Protectorate and made provision for full self-government in Zanzibar as an independent country within the Commonwealth.
There are currently 76 members in the House of Representatives in Zanzibar, including 50 elected by the people, 10 appointed by the president of Zanzibar, 5 exofficio members, and an attorney general appointed by the president.
The Sultan of Zanzibar complied with British demands that slavery be banned in Zanzibar and that all the slaves be freed.
The United Kingdom did not grant Zanzibar independence, as such, because the UK had never had sovereignty over Zanzibar.
Zanzibar also is the only place in Eastern African countries to have the longest settlement houses formally known as Michenzani flats which were built by the aid from East Germany during the 1970s to solve housing problems in Zanzibar.
Zanzibar now ranks a distant third with Indonesia supplying 75 percent of the world's cloves compared to Zanzibar's 7 percent.
As we prepare to welcome our annual influx of visitors from the Northern Hemisphere and the Middle East, they can be safe in the knowledge that the virus is contained and presents no threat to them or the people of Zanzibar," Mr Said remarked.
He further noted: "We have been blessed, indeed given a gift of Zanzibar as a tourism paradise in the region.
However, science and technology have shown that the 50-kilometer Zanzibar–Dar es Salaam Bridge project is feasible if funds are available.
In the engineering domain, the only woman who has managed to enter the elite ‘male dominated club’ of IIT directors is Preeti Aghalayam, an IIT Madras faculty, who is heading the recently announced first foreign campus at Zanzibar in Tanzania.
Pictured are some of the clubgoers who are seen having a drink in the Zanzibar nightclub in Newcastle.
Prop House specializes in beginner-friendly, low-maintenance plants like snake plants (Dracaena t rifasciata), pothos and Zanzibar gems.
The project aligns with Zanzibar’s 2021 Education Policy and the Blue Economy Strategy, demonstrating a shared vision for sustainable growth and inclusive development.
Wahhabi sources have paid Tablighi missionaries in Africa salaries higher than the European Union pays teachers in Zanzibar.
Common combinations with zanzibar
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in zanzibar 39×
- of zanzibar 20×
- the zanzibar 17×
- zanzibar and 14×
- to zanzibar 10×
- and zanzibar 7×
- zanzibar the 5×
- zanzibar has 3×
- for zanzibar 3×
- zanzibar to 3×