Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • An island of Tanzania in the Indian Ocean north of Zanzibar. In the 1500s and 1600s the Portuguese occupied the island, which was under British control from 1890 until Tanzania was formed in 1964.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Pemba.

Examples

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.