Nyasa

[nyah-sah, nahy-as-uh] /ˈnyɑ sɑ, naɪˈæs ə/
noun
1.
former name of Malawi (def 2).
Also, Nyassa.
British Dictionary definitions for Nyasa

Nyasa

/nɪˈæsə; naɪˈæsə/
noun
1.
Lake Nyasa, a lake in central Africa at the S end of the Great Rift Valley: the third largest lake in Africa, drained by the Shire River into the Zambezi. Area: about 28 500 sq km (11 000 sq miles) Malawi name: (Lake) Malawi