Mozambique

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English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia
Map of Mozambique.

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Portuguese Moçambique, from the name of sultan Mussa Bin Bique.

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  • IPA(key): /ˌmoʊ.zæmˈbiːk/
  • (file)

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Mozambique

  1. A country in East Africa and Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Mozambique (since 1990). Capital: Maputo.
    Synonym: (abbreviation) Moz.
  2. (historical, from 1975) The former communist country of the People's Republic of Mozambique.
    1. (historical, from the 16th century) A former colony of Portugal.
  3. An island or its town in the province of Nampula, Mozambique, from which its name was transferred to the country.
  4. 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.

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Mozambique (plural Mozambiques)

  1. A native or inhabitant of Mozambique; a Mozambican.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of mozambique (fabric).

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Central Huasteca Nahuatl[edit]

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Mozambique

  1. Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa)

Central Nahuatl[edit]

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Mozambique

  1. Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa)

Chichewa[edit]

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Mozambíque

  1. Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa)

Danish[edit]

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Mozambique

  1. Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa)

Dutch[edit]

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Mozambique n

  1. Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa)

French[edit]

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Mozambique m

  1. Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa)

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Mozambique

  1. Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa)

Spanish[edit]

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /moθamˈbike/ [mo.θãmˈbi.ke]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /mosamˈbike/ [mo.sãmˈbi.ke]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ike
  • Syllabification: Mo‧zam‧bi‧que

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Mozambique ?

  1. Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa)

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