Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zomba

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables: zom-ba
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Zomba (the former capital city of Malawi)

Example Sentences

"The capital of Malawi until 1975, and seat of parliament until 1994, Zomba is probably the most immediately appealing of Malawi's larger towns."

Questions

What does zomba mean?: Zomba (the former capital city of Malawi)

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