Malawi

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • country in Southern Africa (continent) previously named Nyasaland (country)

Origin

  • Said to be from Chichewa lawi ("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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