Definition of Malawian

1. Adjective. Relating to or characteristic of Malawi or its people or culture. "Malawian soldiers"

Partainyms: Malawi
Derivative terms: Malawi

2. Noun. A native or inhabitant of Malawi.
Group relationships: Malawi, Nyasaland, Republic Of Malawi
Generic synonyms: African

Definition of Malawian

1. Noun. A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent. ¹

2. Adjective. Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Malawian

Malagash
Malagashes
Malagasies
Malagasy
Malagasy Republic
Malaita
Malaitan
Malaitans
Malam
Malamud
Malawi
Malawi kwacha
Malawian
Malawian monetary unit
Malawians
Malaxis
Malaxis-unifolia
Malaxis ophioglossoides
Malay
Malay Archipelago
Malay Peninsula
Malaya
Malayalam
Malayalee
Malayalees
Malayali
Malayalis

Literary usage of Malawian

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. AIDS, Poverty, and Hunger: Challenges and Responses by Stuart Gillespie (2006)
"At the same time, tobacco production by malawian smallholders has stagnated (Frankenberger et ... malawian villages are remote and insulated in many ways. ..."

2. Still Killing: Landmines in Southern Africa by Alex Vines, Arms Project (Human Rights Watch) (1997)
"From April 1987 until mid-1993, malawian troops deployed along the Nacala railway corridor to protect it from Rename attack, using landmines in their ..."

3. The Female Client and the Health-Care Provider by Janet Hatcher Roberts, Carol Vlassoff (1995)
"Fifty-six percent of malawian women and 37% of Kenyan women delivered in a ... For those delivering at a health facility, 68% of malawian women and 52% of ..."

4. Protectors Or Pretenders?: Government Human Rights Commissions in Africa by Binaifer Nowrojee (2001)
"Although provisions were made in the 1994 malawian Constitution for a Human Rights Commission, due to delays in the passage of the enabling legislation and ..."

5. Conspicuous Destruction: War, Famine, and the Reform Process in Mozambique by Human Rights Watch (Organization)., Human Rights Watch (Organization (1992)
"While RENAMO certainly operated from malawian territory, it is not clear to what extent this was done with the knowledge and consent of the malawian ..."

6. Basic Concepts in the Methodology of the Social Sciences by Johann Mouton, H. C. Marais (1988)
"Ethnic composition of stoping gangs The proportion of malawian workers employed ... The malawian content of these gangs was raised from about 35 per cent to ..."

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