Nyasaland vs African country

Nyasaland and African country both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Nyasaland	Yes	No	No	No
African country	Yes	No	No	No

Nyasaland (noun)	African country (noun)
a landlocked republic in southern central Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964	any one of the countries occupying the African continent