Lilongwe

American  

[li-lawng-wey] / lɪˈlɔŋ weɪ /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Malawi, in the SW part.

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Lilongwe British  

/ lɪˈlɒŋwɪ /

noun

1. the capital of Malawi, in the central part west of Lake Malawi. Pop: 655 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

After losing his re-election bid last year, he ordered all four guard dogs at the presidential palace in Lilongwe loaded into a police truck and delivered to his private residence, 6 miles away.

From The Wall Street Journal

Police in Malawi are investigating how four police dogs went missing from a presidential palace in the capital, Lilongwe, during the political transition in September.

From BBC

His speech sparked celebrations among Mutharika's supporters in Lilongwe, with hundreds singing and dancing on the streets.

From BBC

For the past few months Ms Kathumba, a divorced mother of four working in the capital, Lilongwe, has been struggling to survive on her salary because of the surging prices of goods in the market.

From BBC

At the time, 10 employees from a USAID-funded nonprofit had recently shown up unannounced at USAID’s offices in the capital Lilongwe asking for their unpaid wages after the U.S. froze funding.

From Salon