tanzanite
pronunciation
How to pronounce tanzanite in British English:
UK ['tænzənaɪt]
How to pronounce tanzanite in American English:
US ['tænzəˌnaɪt]
Word Origin
- tanzanite (n.)
- violet-blue gemstone, 1968, named by Henry B. Platt, vice president of Tiffany & Co., because the stone was discovered in the African nation of Tanzania.
Example
- 1. Iolite is sometimes thought to be a tanzanite .
- 2. Tanzanite is exclusively mined in tanzania .
- 3. Users of this information shall have no claim against the tanzanite foundation , its principal , agents or stockists .
- 4. Above anything else , the color is one of the most important considerations that one should mull over when choosing for tanzanite pendants .
- 5. It has left many maasai destitute , with young men now converging in the towns to hustle tanzanite , a semiprecious local stone , or to seek poor-paying jobs as night guards .