Mocambique
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Moçambique
(musəmˈbikə)n
(Placename) the Portuguese name for Mozambique
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Mo•zam•bique
(ˌmoʊ zæmˈbik, -zəm-)n.
Formerly, Portuguese East Africa. a republic in SE Africa: formerly an overseas province of Portugal; gained independence in 1975. 19,124,355; 308,642 sq. mi. (799,380 sq. km).Cap.: Maputo.
Portuguese, Moçambique. Mo`zam•bi′can, n., adj.
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| Noun | 1. |  Mocambique - a republic on the southeastern coast of Africa on the Mozambique Channel; became independent from Portugal in 1975Beira - 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 |
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