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| a city in and the capital of Malawi, in the SW part. 20,000. |
[muh-lah-wee] | 1. | Formerly, Nyasaland. a republic in SE Africa, on the W and S shores of Lake Malawi: formerly a British protectorate and part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland; gained independence July 6, 1964; a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 9,609,081; 49,177 sq. mi. (127,368 sq. km). Capital: Lilongwe. |
| 2. | Lake. Formerly, Nyasa. a lake in SE Africa, between Malawi, Tanzania, and Mozambique. 11,000 sq. mi. (28,500 sq. km). |
| Li·long·we (lĭ-lông'wā) The capital of Malawi, in the south-central part of the country. It was founded in the 1940s as an agricultural market town. Population: 744,000. |
Republic in southeast Africa, bordered by Tanzania to the north, Mozambique to the east and south, and Zambia to the west. It became independent in 1964.
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