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Maravi

Maravi proper noun: a kingdom that straddled the modern borders of Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia, in the 16th century.

Proper noun

Maravi

  1. (historical) A kingdom that straddled the modern borders of Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia, in the 16th century.

Origin of Maravi

Possibly derives from Chichewa Maláŵi (“flames”).

Questions about Maravi

What does Maravi mean?
Maravi means a kingdom that straddled the modern borders of Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia, in the 16th century.
What part of speech is Maravi?
Maravi is a proper noun.

Words near Maravi in the dictionary

  1. marauds
  2. Marauoy
  3. Marave
  4. maravedi
  5. maravedis
  6. Maravi
  7. Maravilla
  8. Maravillas
  9. maraviroc
  10. Maraw
  11. Marawi

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