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Malawian

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

relating to or characteristic of Malawi or its people or culture

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Malawian hills
  • Malawian soldiers

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a native or inhabitant of Malawi

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: African

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English Malawi Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Malawian From Malawi + -an.

Across languages

Translations

54 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: Malawies — Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people
  • Catalan: malawià — Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people
  • Czech: malawský — Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people
  • Czech: malawiský — Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people
  • Dutch: Malawisch — Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people
  • Esperanto: malavia — Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people
  • German: malawisch — Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people
  • Hungarian: malawi — Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people
  • Irish: Malávach — Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people
  • Norwegian Bokmål: malawisk — Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: malawisk — Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people
  • Polish: malawijski — Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people
  • Portuguese: malauiano — Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people
  • Portuguese: malawiano — Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people
  • Romanian: malawian — Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people
  • Russian: малави́йский (malavíjskij) — Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people
  • Spanish: malauí — Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people
  • Swahili: Kimalawi — Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people
  • Swedish: malawisk — Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people
  • Turkish: malavili — Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people
  • Ukrainian: мала́війський (malávijsʹkyj) — Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people
  • Afrikaans: Malawiër — A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent
  • Catalan: malawià — A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent
  • Chichewa: Mmalawi — A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent
  • Czech: Malawijec — A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent
  • Dutch: Malawiër — A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent
  • Dutch: Malawische — A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent
  • Esperanto: malaviano — A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent
  • Esperanto: malavianino — A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent
  • French: Malawite — A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent
  • French: Malawien — A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent
  • German: Malawier — A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent
  • German: Malawierin — A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent
  • Hungarian: malawi — A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent
  • Irish: Malávach — A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent
  • Norwegian Bokmål: malawier — A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: malawiar — A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent
  • Polish: Malawijczyk — A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent
  • Polish: Malawijka — A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent
  • Portuguese: malauiano — A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent
  • Portuguese: malauiana — A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent
  • Portuguese: malawiano — A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent
  • Portuguese: malawiana — A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent
  • Romanian: malawian — A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent
  • Romanian: malawiană — A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent
  • Russian: малави́ец (malavíjec) — A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent
  • Russian: малави́йка (malavíjka) — A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent
  • Rwanda-Rundi: Umunyamalawi — A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent
  • Spanish: malauí — A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent
  • Swahili: Mmalawi — A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent
  • Tumbuka: muMalaŵi — A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent
  • Turkish: Malavili — A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent
  • Ukrainian: малаві́єць (malavíjecʹ) — A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent
  • Ukrainian: малаві́йка (malavíjka) — A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent
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