Malawi

Ma·la·wi  (m-läw) A country of southeast Africa. Center of the widespread Malawi kingdom from the 15th to the late 18th century, the region became a British protectorate in 1891 and was known as Nyasaland from 1907 until 1964. It joined Northern and Southern Rhodesia (now Zambia and Zimbabwe) in a federation from 1953 to 1963 and became independent as Malawi in 1964. Lilongwe is the capital and Blantyre the largest city. Population: 13,600,000. Ma·lawi·an adj. & n.

Malawi

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Malawi, Lake

See Lake Nyasa.

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Malawi [məˈlɑːwɪ]

n

1. (Placename) a republic in E central Africa: established as a British protectorate in 1891; became independent in 1964 and a republic, within the Commonwealth, in 1966; lies along the Great Rift Valley, with Lake Nyasa (Malawi) along the E border, the Nyika Plateau in the northwest, and the Shiré Highlands in the southeast. Official language: Chichewa; English and various other Bantu languages are also widely spoken. Religion: Christian majority, Muslim, and animist minorities. Currency: kwacha. Capital: Lilongwe. Pop.: 10 491 000 (2001 est.). Area: 118 484 sq. km (45 747 sq. miles) Former name Nyasaland

2. (Placename) Lake. the Malawi name for (Lake) Nyasa

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Malawi - a landlocked republic in southern central Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964 Nyasaland, Republic of Malawi Blantyre - city in southern Malawi; largest city and commercial center of Malawi capital of Malawi, Lilongwe - the capital of Malawi; located in south central Malawi Zomba - a city in southern Malawi; was the capital until 1971 Africa - the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean Lake Malawi, Lake Nyasa - a long lake in southeastern Africa between Tanzania, Mozambique, and Malawi Cewa, Chewa, Chichewa - a member of the Bantu-speaking people of Malawi and eastern Zambia and northern Zimbabwe Malawian - a native or inhabitant of Malawi

Translations

Malawi [məˈlɑːwɪ] N → Malawi m, Malaui m

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Malawi [məˈlɑːwi] n → Malawi m

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Malawi

n → Malawi nt

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Malawi [məˈlɑːwɪ] n → il Malawi

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Malawi → ملاوي Malawi Malawi Malawi Μαλάουι Malaui Malawi Malawi Malavi Malawi マラウィ 말라위 Malawi Malawi Malawi Maláui, Malávi Малави Malawi ประเทศมาลาวี Malawi nước Malawi 马拉维