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Blantyre

blan·tyre

uncommon

noun

1.

city in southern Malawi; largest city and commercial center of Malawi

Origin

From Scottish Gaelic Blantaidhr, from Cumbric *blain (“summit, end”) + *tir (“land”), comparable to Welsh blaen + tir.

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