Malawi

//məˈlɑːwi// name

name ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Malawi.

    "A possible constitutional crisis loomed in Malawi following the reported death of President Bingu wa Mutharika, once hailed as a positive steward for the southern African country."

Synonyms

All synonyms
;mul:mwmul:mwinyasalandrepublic of malawi

Example

More examples

"Sami is from the small Southern African country of Malawi."

Etymology

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.

Related phrases

Lake MalawiMalawi garrepublic of malawi

More for "malawi"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.