Mozambique

• Mosambique, Mocambique

Borrowed from Portuguese Moçambique, from the name of sultan Mussa Bin Bique, ie Mussa + ibn + Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ka (“announce, prophesy”), thus "Moses, descendant of the prophet".

• IPA^(key): /ˌmoʊ.zæmˈbiːk/

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Mozambique

1. A country in southeastern Africa, having Maputo as its capital; modern Republic of Mozambique (since 1990); formerly —

   Synonym: (abbreviation) Moz.

   1. (historical, from 1975) The communist People's Republic of Mozambique.
   2. (historical, from the 16th century) A former colony of Portugal.
2. An island or its town in the province of Nampula, Mozambique, (from which its name was transferred to the country).
3. The Mozambique Channel, a broad strait 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 Africa)

Mozambique

1. Mozambique (a country in Africa)

• Mozambiki

• IPA^(key): /mo.zaˈᵐbí.ki/

Mozambíque

1. Mozambique (a country in Africa)

Mozambique

1. Mozambique (a country in Africa)

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Mozambique n

1. Mozambique (a country in Africa)

• IPA^(key): /mo.zɑ̃.bik/

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Mozambique m

1. Mozambique (a country in Africa)

• mozambicain
• Mozambicain

Mozambique

1. Mozambique (a country in Africa)

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

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

Mozambique ?

1. Mozambique (a country in Africa)