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Zomba

(ˈzɒmbə)
n
(Placename) a city in S Malawi: the capital of Malawi until 1971. Pop: 101 423 (2005)
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Zom•ba

(ˈzɒm bə)

n.
a city in S Malawi: the former capital. 53,000.
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Noun 1. Zomba - a city in southern Malawi; was the capital until 1971
Malawi, Nyasaland, Republic of Malawi - a landlocked republic in southern central Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964
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