Etymology

Maravi

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Today it means: A kingdom that straddled the modern borders of Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia, in the 16th century. Full definition →

Chichewa Maláŵi
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The story

  1. Chichewa · derived fromMaláŵi“flames”
  2. English todayMaravi

Possibly derives from Chichewa Maláŵi (“flames”).

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