Mozambique

[moh-zam-beek, -zuhm-]

noun

1. Formerly Portuguese East Africa. a republic in southeastern Africa: formerly an overseas province of Portugal; gained independence in 1975. 297,731 sq. mi. (771,123 sq. km). Maputo.

2. a seaport on an island just off the northeastern coast of this republic.

Mozambique

/ ˌməʊzəmˈbiːk /

noun

1. Also called (until 1975): Portuguese East Africa. Portuguese name: Moçambique. 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)

Mozambique

1. 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.

Example Sentences

This giraffe lives in Angola, southern Botswana, Namibia, southern Zimbabwe, Zambia, and southwestern Mozambique.

From BBC

The Gaza in question was a province of Mozambique, 29,000 square miles in size and supporting a population of about 1.4 million.

From Salon

It has since become part of the Islamic State's Central African Province, which also includes a group in Mozambique.

From BBC

Previously known as Swaziland, Eswatini is landlocked by neighbours South Africa and Mozambique.

From BBC

"I'm not able to tell you because there are lots of girls who are also beautiful and they are from Mozambique, or Nigeria, or different countries, right?"

From BBC