Is Zanzibar a Word?

Zan·zi·bar. 1. A region of eastern Africa, comprising Zanzibar Island and several adjacent islands off the northeast coast of Tanzania.

What does Zanzibar mean?

noun. an island off the E coast of Africa: with Pemba and adjacent small islands it formerly comprised a sultanate under British protection; became independent in 1963; now part of Tanzania.

What is the difference between Tanzania and Zanzibar?

It's a partly self-governing state in Tanzania; it's not an independent country. ... The archipelago was once the separate state of Zanzibar, which united with Tanganyika to form the United Republic of Tanzania. Zanzibar is a semi-autonomous within the union, with its own government.