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zanzibar

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for zanzibar.

Editorial note

This would change with a properly permissioned protocol (zanzibar + macaroons imo) and encourage smaller social instead of big social.

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Quick take

An island region of Tanzania in the Indian Ocean.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of zanzibar gathered in one view.

noun

An island region of Tanzania in the Indian Ocean.

noun

(historical) A former sultanate in East Africa in the Indian Ocean, which merged with Tanganyika in 1963 to form Tanzania.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for zanzibar.

noun

An island region of Tanzania in the Indian Ocean.

noun

(historical) A former sultanate in East Africa in the Indian Ocean, which merged with Tanganyika in 1963 to form Tanzania.

Example sentences

1

This would change with a properly permissioned protocol (zanzibar + macaroons imo) and encourage smaller social instead of big social.

2

And heaven forbid they include Neuromancer or Snow Crash or Altered Carbon, or an eco-scifi book like Stand on Zanzibar or Zodiac.

3

Something for the sheep standing on Zanzibar to look up at.

4

That was my favorite Brunner book, with Zanzibar running second.

5

S., I haven't read Stand on Zanzibar for a long time and it's not in my collection, so I can't investigate the other claims in any detail.

6

I think they are deadly poisonous Zanzibar hamsters.

7

I'll admit, I bought Stand on Zanzibar based on a recommendation from my Dad, but I only got a few pages in before getting distracted by something else.

8

Stand on Zanzibar was a great book because of its bold styling and because assumed that in a few decades' time humanity would be fighting each other in a still desperately poor developing world rather than conquering the galaxy.

9

+1 for Stross, Egan and the Bobiverse - I haven't read the others so will have a look, just wanted to add Stand on Zanzibar by Brunner, if the Bobiverse is there then MurderBot should be to.

10

Forgetting the predictions for a moment (I think it is unfortunate and belies the book's real value that this is what everyone is focusing on), Stand on Zanzibar is great SF novel and is still worth reading IMO.

11

This is well backed up by archaeology, which places things like Roman coins in Vietnam, Indian silver and minerals in Melanesia, or even (for a later example) coins from 15th century Zanzibar in remote parts of northern Australia.

Quote examples

1

A la The Simpsons when Tanzania was renamed "New Zanzibar" and then later renamed "Pepsi Presents New Zanzibar".

2

His Hugo-winning, perhaps most famous novel, "Stand On Zanzibar" also deals a bit as well with surveillance, terrorism and authoritarism (among others).

3

And for everyone jumping on this dystopian bandwagon, I'd recommend "Stand on Zanzibar" as far more accurate.

4

"The Shockwave Runner" has aged vastly better than "Stand on Zanzibar", which I found unreadable.

Proper noun examples

1

Stand on Zanzibar, The Sheep Look Up, and Shockwave Rider all feel like variations on a theme.

2

Pretty much every Brunner novel I've read sucks, though I've not read The Sheep Look Up or Stand on Zanzibar.

3

> (1) Random acts of violence by crazy individuals, often taking place at schools, plague society in Stand on Zanzibar.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use zanzibar in a sentence?

This would change with a properly permissioned protocol (zanzibar + macaroons imo) and encourage smaller social instead of big social.

What does zanzibar mean?

An island region of Tanzania in the Indian Ocean.

What part of speech is zanzibar?

zanzibar is commonly used as noun.