Lilongwe

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UK/lɪˈlɒŋw(e)ɪ/US/ləˈlɑŋwi/US/lɪˈlɔŋweɪ/

proper noun

A city, the capital city of Malawi.

OriginChichewa Lilongwe →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city, the capital city of Malawi.
    1. metonymicallyThe Malawian government.

Origin

  1. ChichewaLilongwe
  2. EnglishLilongwe

Borrowed from Chichewa Lilongwe.

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Translations

Afrikaans Lilongwe
  • Lilongwecapital of Malawi
Arabic لِيلُونْغْوِي, لِيلُونْجْوِي
  • لِيلُونْغْوِي (lilunḡwī)capital of Malawi
  • لِيلُونْجْوِي (lilungwī)capital of Malawi
Chinese Mandarin 利隆圭
  • 利隆圭 (Lìlóngguī)capital of Malawi
Czech Lilongwe
  • Lilongwecapital of Malawi
Danish Lilongwe
  • Lilongwecapital of Malawi
Dutch Lilongwe
  • Lilongwecapital of Malawi
Esperanto Lilongvo
  • Lilongvocapital of Malawi
French Lilongwe, Lilongwé
  • Lilongwecapital of Malawi
  • Lilongwécapital of Malawi
German Lilongwe
  • Lilongwecapital of Malawi
Greek Λιλόνγκουε
  • Λιλόνγκουε (Lilóngkoue)capital of Malawi
Hungarian Lilongwe
  • Lilongwecapital of Malawi
Icelandic Lílongve
  • Lílongvecapital of Malawi
Japanese リロングウェ
  • リロングウェ (Rironguwe)capital of Malawi
Korean 릴롱궤, 리롱웨
  • 릴롱궤 (Rillonggwe)capital of Malawi
  • 리롱웨 (Rirong'we)capital of Malawi
Latvian Lilongve
  • Lilongvecapital of Malawi
Lithuanian Lilongvė
  • Lilongvėcapital of Malawi
Polish Lilongwe
  • Lilongwecapital of Malawi
Portuguese Lilongwe, Lilongué
  • Lilongwecapital of Malawi
  • Lilonguécapital of Malawi
Romanian Lilongwe
  • Lilongwecapital of Malawi
Russian Лило́нгве
  • Лило́нгве (Lilóngvɛ)capital of Malawi
Spanish Lilongüe
  • Lilongüecapital of Malawi
Swahili Lilongwe
  • Lilongwecapital of Malawi
Ukrainian Ліло́нгве
  • Ліло́нгве (Lilónhve)capital of Malawi
Vietnamese Li-ông-uê
  • Li-ông-uêcapital of Malawi

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Lilongwe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lilongwe

MLA

“Lilongwe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lilongwe. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lilongwe,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lilongwe.

Source: Lilongwe on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.