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Mozambique

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Mo·zam·bique  (mzm-bk, -zm-)
A country of southeast Africa. Inhabited by Bantu peoples from the 1st century a.d., the coast was settled by Arab traders beginning in the 8th century. The Portuguese colonized the area in the early 16th century and governed it as part of their India holdings until 1752, when a separate administrative unit was formed. It became an overseas province in 1951 and, after a decade of civil war, gained its independence in 1975. Maputo is the capital and the largest city. Population: 20,900,000.

Mozam·bican (-bkn) adj. & n.
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Mozambique

Mozambique [ˌməʊzəmˈbiːk]
n
(Placename) a republic in SE Africa: colonized by the Portuguese from 1505 onwards and a slave-trade centre until 1878; made an overseas province of Portugal in 1951; became an independent republic in 1975; became a member of the Commonwealth in 1995. Official language: Portuguese. Religion: animist majority. Currency: metical. Capital: Maputo. Pop.: 19 371 000 (2001 est.). Area: 812 379 sq. km (313 661 sq. miles) Portuguese name Moçambique Also called (until 1975) Portuguese East Africa
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.MozambiqueMozambique - a republic on the southeastern coast of Africa on the Mozambique Channel; became independent from Portugal in 1975
Beira - a port city in eastern Mozambique on the Mozambique Channel
capital of Mozambique, Maputo - the capital and largest city of Mozambique
Africa - the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
Lake Malawi, Lake Nyasa - a long lake in southeastern Africa between Tanzania, Mozambique, and Malawi
Crocodile River, Limpopo - an African river; flows into the Indian Ocean
Zambezi, Zambezi River - an African river; flows into the Indian Ocean
Mozambican - a native or inhabitant of Mozambique
Translations
Mozambique [ˌməʊzəmˈbiːk] NMozambique m

Mozambique [ˌməʊzəmˈbiːk] nMozambique m

Mozambique
nMosambik nt, → Moçambique nt

Mozambique [ˌməʊzəmˈbiːk] nil Mozambico
Mozambique [ˌməʊzəmˈbiːk] nil Mozambico

Mozambique موزمبيق Mosambik Mozambique Mosambik Μοζαμβίκη Mozambique Mosambik Mozambique Mozambik Mozambico モザンビーク 모잠비크 Mozambique Mosambik Mozambik Moçambique Мозамбик Moçambique ประเทศโมซัมบิก Mozambik nước Môdămbích 莫桑比克


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On the morrow, he steered away to the south'ard, so as to double the southernmost point of Africa, and enter the Mozambique Channel.
I suppose that, after visiting the curious coasts of Arabia and Egypt, the Nautilus will go down the Indian Ocean again, perhaps cross the Channel of Mozambique, perhaps off the Mascarenhas, so as to gain the Cape of Good Hope.
 
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