Mozambique
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Map of Mozambique.
See also: mozambique
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Moçambique, from the name of sultan Mussa Bin Bique.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mozambique
- A country in East Africa and Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Mozambique (since 1990). Capital: Maputo.
- Synonym: (abbreviation) Moz.
- (historical, from 1975) The former communist country of the People's Republic of Mozambique.
- (historical, from the 16th century) A former colony of Portugal.
- An island or its town in the province of Nampula, Mozambique, from which its name was transferred to the country.
- A broad strait, the modern Mozambique Channel, which separates the island of Madagascar from the African mainland of Mozambique.
- 1857 May, “Extracts from the Journal of Captain M. S. Nolloth, H.M.S. 'Frolic'”, in The Nautical Magazine and Naval Chronicle, for 1857, London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co., page 252:
- During our cruise in the Mozambique we had generally light winds, almost invariably from E.S.E., or calms, and smooth water, nearly the whole time.
Holonyms
Derived terms
- Mozambiquan or Mozambiquean (adjective/noun)
- mozambique (noun)
Related terms
- Mozambican (adjective/noun)
Translations
country in Southern Africa
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Noun
Mozambique (plural Mozambiques)
- A native or inhabitant of Mozambique; a Mozambican.
- Alternative letter-case form of mozambique (“fabric”).
See also
- Countries of the world
- (countries of Africa) countries of Africa; Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe (Category: en:Countries in Africa) [edit]
Central Huasteca Nahuatl
Proper noun
Mozambique
- Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa)
Central Nahuatl
Proper noun
Mozambique
- Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa)
Chichewa
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mozambíque
- Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa)
Danish
Proper noun
Mozambique
- Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa)
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Mozambique n
- Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa)
French
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mozambique m
- Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa)
Derived terms
Interlingua
Proper noun
Mozambique
- Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /moθamˈbike/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /mosamˈbike/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ike
- Syllabification: Mo‧zam‧bi‧que
Proper noun
Mozambique ?
- Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa)