Ma·pu·to (m -p  t ) Formerly Lou·ren·ço Mar·ques (l-r n s märks, lô-r s märksh) The capital and largest city of Mozambique, in the extreme southern part of the country on the Indian Ocean. Founded in the late 18th century, it was renamed (1976) after the country gained its independence (1975). Population: 1,100,000. |
Maputo [məˈpuːtəʊ]
n
(Placename) the capital and chief port of Mozambique, in the south on Delagoa Bay: became capital in 1907; the nearest port to the Rand gold-mining and industrial region of South Africa. Pop.: 989 386 (1997) Former name (until 1975) Lourenço Marques
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| Noun | 1. | Maputo - the capital and largest city of Mozambique Mocambique, Mozambique, Republic of Mozambique - a republic on the southeastern coast of Africa on the Mozambique Channel; became independent from Portugal in 1975 |
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