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Malawi.

A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Malawi.

6 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/məˈlɑːwi/Received-Pronunciation/məˈlɑwi/US/mɑˈlɑwi/US/məˈlɐːwi/Australia, New-Zealand
  1. A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Malawi.

Where this word comes from

Said to be from Chichewa malawi (“flames”), after the appearance of the sunrise over Lake Malawi; also possibly from Maravi, the name of an early Malawi tribe, or from an old name for a lake. Chosen by Hastings Banda in 1964.

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