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MALAWIAN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Malawi

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Malawian" is a kind of...):

African (a native or inhabitant of Africa)

Holonyms ("Malawian" is a member of...):

Malawi; Nyasaland; Republic of Malawi (a landlocked republic in southern central Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964)

Derivation:

Malawian (relating to or characteristic of Malawi or its people or culture)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or characteristic of Malawi or its people or culture

Example:

Malawian soldiers

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Malawi (a landlocked republic in southern central Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964)

Derivation:

Malawi (a landlocked republic in southern central Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964)

Malawian (a native or inhabitant of Malawi)

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