Zomba

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

Zom•ba

(ˈzɒm bə)

n. a city in S Malawi: the former capital. 53,000.

Thesaurus

Noun

Zomba - a city in southern Malawi; was the capital until 1971Malawi, Nyasaland, Republic of Malawi - a landlocked republic in southern central Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964

Zomba

(zŏm`bə), town (1994 est. pop. 62,700), S Malawi, in the Shire Highlands. Until 1973 it was the national capital. European planters founded the town c.1880. It is the commercial center for a region growing cotton, coffee, and tobacco; tung oil is produced, and there is a hydroelectric power plant nearby. Zomba Plateau (c.7,000 ft/2,130 m high) is a popular summer resort. A campus of the Univ. of Malawi is in the city.

Zomba

a city, the capital of Malawi. Situated on the slopes of Mount Zomba, 900 m above sea level. A highway connects Zomba with the city of Blantyre-Limbe, 60 km to the north-east. Population, 20,000 (1966; including suburbs). There is an experimental agricultural station and a summer health re-sort in the city; tobacco plantations are found nearby. The settlement came into being in the 1880’s.

Zomba

a city in S Malawi: the capital of Malawi until 1971. Pop.: 65 915 (1998 est.)

Zomba

Zomba

Zom•ba

Zomba

Zomba

Zomba

Zomba

Zomba

Words related to Zomba

noun a city in southern Malawi

Related Words