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Malawian

British  
/ məˈlɑːwɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Malawi or its inhabitants

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Malawi

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Eight months pregnant, Malawian Fahida Kazembe said she had been holding on to give birth before leaving.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

More than 20,000 Malawian nationals were processed and repatriated from Durban, the municipality said in a statement.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

She aims to go back to Malawi on one of the buses the Malawian consulate has been arranging with the help of denotations for its desperate citizens to leave Durban.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

Conservationists and government leaders say locals—and wildlife—will ultimately benefit from translocations and other conservation efforts, which have been a boon to Zambian and Malawian tourism industries.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 30, 2026

Being born Malawian automatically made you a farmer.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba

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