Mozambique

• Mosambique, Mocambique

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

• IPA^(key): /ˌmoʊ.zæmˈbiːk/

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Mozambique

2. A country in East Africa and Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Mozambique (since 1990). Capital: Maputo.

   Synonym: (abbreviation) Moz.

4. (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.
5. An island or its town in the province of Nampula, Mozambique, from which its name was transferred to the country.
6. 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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Mozambique

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

Mozambique

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

• Mozambiki

• IPA^(key): /mo.zaˈᵐbí.ki/

Mozambíque

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

Mozambique

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

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Mozambique n

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

• IPA^(key): /mo.zɑ̃.bik/

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Mozambique m

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

• mozambicain
• Mozambicain

Mozambique

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

• IPA^(key): /moθamˈbike/ [mo.θãmˈbi.ke] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /mosamˈbike/ [mo.sãmˈbi.ke] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -ike
• Syllabification: Mo‧zam‧bi‧que

Mozambique ?

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