Beira
a seaport in central Mozambique.
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How to use Beira in a sentence
With these gentlemen we continued our journey to Beira, stopping at a few places of interest on the way.
South African Memories | Lady Sarah WilsonThe administrative district of Aveiro coincides with the north-western part of the province of Beira; pop.
His wife and her sister, the princess of Beira, widow of his first cousin the infante Pedro, were less scrupulous.
All these railways, except the Beira line, have the same gauge, one of three feet six inches.
Impressions of South Africa | James BryceThe Beira line has a two-foot gauge, but is now being enlarged to the standard gauge.
Impressions of South Africa | James Bryce
British Dictionary definitions for Beira
/ (ˈbaɪərə) /
a port in E Mozambique: terminus of a transcontinental railway from Lobito, Angola, through the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre), Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Pop: 566 000 (2005 est)
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