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Mozambique¹
- /ˌməʊzæmˈbiːk/ UK
- /ˌməwzamˈbɪjk/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˌmoʊzæmˈbik/ US
- /ˌməʉzæmˈbiːk/ Australia
- /ˌmɐʉzəmˈbiːk/ New Zealand
- /ˌmozamˈbik/ Scotland
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Portuguese Moçambique, from the name of sultan Mussa Bin Bique.
proper noun Mosambique · Mocambique
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A country in East Africa and Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Mozambique (since 1990). Capital: Maputo.
Similar: Moz.
- The former communist country of the People's Republic of Mozambique.
- 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. 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.
noun Mozambiques · Mosambique · Mocambique
- A native or inhabitant of Mozambique; a Mozambican.
- Alternative letter-case form of mozambique (“fabric”).
mozambique²
Where it comes from
From Mozambique (“former Portuguese colony”); see more there.
noun mozambiques · Mozambique
- Any of various kinds of dress material. A thin gauzy dress fabric generally constructed with a cotton warp and a mohair filling. It is distinguished from mohair by its thinner and more filmy texture. High-grade mozambiques are often woven in fancy plaids and checks and complicated openwork patterns, and when of this style are intended to
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: mocambique, swaziland, gabon, uganda, zimbabwe, madagascar, mozambican, turkmenistan, guyana, mauritius, palermo, moz, monie, country, mok, mozambicans
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name country in Southern Africa
| Español | Mozambique |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 모잠비크 Mojambikeu |
| 日本語 | モザンビーク Mozanbīku |
| हिन्दी | मोज़ाम्बिक mozāmbik |
| Kiswahili | Msumbiji |
| Português | Moçambique |
| Français | Mozambique |
| Deutsch | Mosambik |
| Italiano | Mozambico |
| Ελληνικά | Μοζαμβίκη Mozamvíki |
| Română | Mozambic |
| Русский | Мозамби́к Mozambík |
| Tiếng Việt | Mô-dăm-bích |
| العربية | مُوزَمْبِيق mōzambīq, mūzambīq, مُوزَامْبِيق mōzambīq, mūzambīq |
| עברית | מוזמביק |
Talk about this word "mozambique." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mozambique. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mozambique. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mozambique "mozambique." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mozambique.Cite this
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title = {mozambique},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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