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kwa·cha
(kwä′chə)n. pl. kwacha
See Table at currency.
[Bemba and Chewa, dawn (used as a nationalist rallying cry in Malawi and Zambia, in reference to the anticolonial slogan new dawn of freedom) : kw-, infinitive pref. + -acha, to dawn.]
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kwacha
(ˈkwɑːtʃɑː)n
1. (Currencies) the standard monetary unit of Zambia, divided into 100 ngwee
2. (Currencies) the standard monetary unit of Malawi, divided into 100 tambala
[from a native word in Zambia]
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kwa•cha
(ˈkwɑ tʃə)n., pl. -chas.
the basic monetary unit of Malawi and Zambia.
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| Noun | 1. |  kwacha - the basic unit of money in Zambia Zambian monetary unit - monetary unit in Zambia ngwee - 100 ngwee equal 1 kwacha in Zambia |
| 2. |  kwacha - the basic unit of money in Malawi Malawian monetary unit - monetary unit in Malawi tambala - 100 tambala equal 1 kwacha in Malawi |
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