Malawi, Tanganyika, or Turkana Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
2. any of numerous bright translucent organic pigments

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

TANGANYIKA (noun)
1. the longest lake in the world in central Africa between Tanzania and Congo in the Great Rift Valley
2. a former state in East Africa; united with Zanzibar in 1964 to form Tanzania
MALAWI (noun)
1. a landlocked republic in southern central Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964

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