Mozambique
Appearance
See also: mozambique
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Portuguese Moçambique, from the name of sultan Mussa Bin Bique.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˌmoʊ.zæmˈbiːk/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
[edit]Mozambique
- A country in East Africa and Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Mozambique (since 1990). Capital: Maputo.
- Synonym: (abbreviation) Moz.
- (historical, from 1975) The former communist country of the People's Republic of Mozambique.
- (historical, from the 16th century) A former colony of Portugal.
- An island or its town in the province of Nampula, Mozambique, from which its name was transferred to the country.
- 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.
Holonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- Mozambiquan or Mozambiquean (adjective/noun)
- mozambique (noun)
Related terms
[edit]- Mozambican (adjective/noun)
Translations
[edit]country in Southern Africa
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Noun
[edit]Mozambique (plural Mozambiques)
- A native or inhabitant of Mozambique; a Mozambican.
- Alternative letter-case form of mozambique (“fabric”).
See also
[edit]- Countries of the world
- (countries of Africa) countries of Africa; Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe (Category: en:Countries in Africa) [edit]
Central Huasteca Nahuatl
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Mozambique
- Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa)
Central Nahuatl
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Mozambique
- Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa)
Chichewa
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Mozambíque
- Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa)
Danish
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Mozambique
- Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa)
Dutch
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Proper noun
[edit]Mozambique n
- Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa)
French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Mozambique m
- Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa)
Derived terms
[edit]Interlingua
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Mozambique
- Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa)
Spanish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Spain) /moθamˈbike/ [mo.θãmˈbi.ke]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /mosamˈbike/ [mo.sãmˈbi.ke]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ike
- Syllabification: Mo‧zam‧bi‧que
Proper noun
[edit]Mozambique ?
- Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa)
Derived terms
[edit]Categories:
- English terms borrowed from Portuguese
- English terms derived from Portuguese
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Mozambique
- en:Countries in Africa
- en:Countries
- English terms with historical senses
- en:Historical polities
- en:Historical dependent territories
- en:Places in Portugal
- en:Islands
- en:Towns in Mozambique
- en:Places in Mozambique
- en:Straits
- English terms with quotations
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- Central Huasteca Nahuatl lemmas
- Central Huasteca Nahuatl proper nouns
- nch:Mozambique
- nch:Countries in Africa
- nch:Countries
- Central Nahuatl lemmas
- Central Nahuatl proper nouns
- nhn:Mozambique
- nhn:Countries in Africa
- nhn:Countries
- Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation
- Chichewa lemmas
- Chichewa proper nouns
- ny:Mozambique
- ny:Countries in Africa
- ny:Countries
- Danish lemmas
- Danish proper nouns
- Danish terms spelled with Q
- Danish terms spelled with Z
- da:Mozambique
- da:Countries in Africa
- da:Countries
- Dutch terms with audio pronunciation
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
- Dutch neuter nouns
- nl:Mozambique
- nl:Countries in Africa
- nl:Countries
- French 3-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French terms with audio pronunciation
- French lemmas
- French proper nouns
- French masculine nouns
- fr:Mozambique
- fr:Countries in Africa
- fr:Countries
- Interlingua lemmas
- Interlingua proper nouns
- ia:Mozambique
- ia:Countries in Africa
- ia:Countries
- Spanish 4-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Spanish terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/ike
- Rhymes:Spanish/ike/4 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish proper nouns
- es:Mozambique
- es:Countries in Africa
- es:Countries