Type Political Subdivision, Settlement & River
Usage English, Chewa, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Swahili
Pronounced Pron. /lɪ.ˈlɒŋ.wɪ/(English) /lɪ.ˈlɒŋ.weɪ/(English) /lə.ˈlɑŋ.wi/(English) /lɪ.ˈlɔŋ.weɪ/(English) /ɽiˈɽo.ᵑɡʷe/(Chewa) /ˈli.loŋɡ.vɛ/(Hungarian) [key·simplify]
Meaning & History
From Chewa Lilongwe, of uncertain meaning. This is the name of a river and the capital city of Malawi, as well as the district around it.