| Definition of 'MOZAMBIQUE' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Mozambique, Republic of Mozambique, Mocambique
a republic on the southeastern coast of Africa on the Mozambique Channel; became independent from Portugal in 1975
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. MOZAMBIQUE
the general name for Portuguese East Africa, lies between Cape Delgado and Delagoa Bay on the mainland, opposite Madagascar; the Rovuma River separates it from German territory in the N.; in the S. it touches British Maputaland, while inland it borders on British Central and South Africa and the Transvaal; the Zambesi divides it into two; the coast is low and wet, inland are richly wooded plateaux; the soil is fertile, and minerals abound, but the government is bad, and industry does not develop; 52 miles of railway connect Lorenzo Marques with the Transvaal; other chief towns are Quilimane (6), and the capital Mozambique (7), on an island.
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| Definition of 'MOZAMBIQUE' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. MOZAMBIQUE
A republic in southern Africa, south of TANZANIA, east of ZAMBIA and ZIMBABWE, bordered on the west by the Indian Ocean. Its capital is Maputo. It was formerly called Portuguese East Africa.
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