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单词 mozambique
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Mozambique

[ moh-zam-beek, -zuhm- ]
/ ˌmoʊ zæmˈbik, -zəm- /

noun

a republic in southeastern Africa: formerly an overseas province of Portugal; gained independence in 1975. 297,731 sq. mi. (771,123 sq. km). Capital: Maputo.Formerly Por·tu·guese East Af·ri·ca .
a seaport on an island just off the northeastern coast of this republic.
Portuguese Mo·çam·bi·que [Portuguese moo-suhm-bee-kuh] /Portuguese ˌmu səmˈbi kə/ .

Words nearby Mozambique

Moyobamba, moz, Mozamb., Mozambican, Mozambiquan, Mozambique, Mozambique Channel, Mozarab, Mozarabic, Mozart, Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
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British Dictionary definitions for Mozambique

Mozambique
/ (ˌməʊzəmˈbiːk) /

noun

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: 24 096 669 (2013 est). Area: 812 379 sq km (313 661 sq miles)Portuguese name: Moçambique Also called (until 1975): Portuguese East Africa
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for Mozambique

Mozambique
[ (moh-zuhm-beek) ]

Republic in southeastern Africa on the Indian Ocean, bordered by South Africa to the south, Swaziland to the southwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Tanzania to the north. It was a possession of Portugal from 1505 until 1975. Its capital and largest city is Maputo.

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