mozambique

Definition of Mozambique in English :

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Noun

1. mocambique, mozambique, republic of mozambique

a republic on the southeastern coast of Africa on the Mozambique Channel; became independent from Portugal in 1975

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Mozambique

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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: Christian majority. Currency: metical. Capital: Maputo. Pop: 29 668 834 (2017 est). Area: 812 379 sq km (313 661 sq miles)

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

Mozambique

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country in SE Africa, on Mozambique Channel: formerly a Portuguese territory, it became independent in 1975; member of the Commonwealth: 308,642 sq mi (799,380 sq km); pop. 11,674,000; cap. Maputo

Mozambique

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A country of southeast Africa. Inhabited by Bantu peoples from the 1st century AD, the coast was settled by Arab traders beginning in the 8th century. The Portuguese colonized the area in the early 16th century and governed it as part of their India holdings until 1752, when a separate administrative unit was formed. It became an overseas province in 1951 and, after a decade of civil war, gained its independence in 1975. Maputo is the capital and the largest city.

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