Mozambique

American  

[moh-zam-beek, -zuhm-] / ˌmoʊ zæmˈbik, -zəm- /

noun

1. Formerly Portuguese East Africa. a republic in southeastern Africa: formerly an overseas province of Portugal; gained independence in 1975. 297,731 sq. mi. (771,123 sq. km). Maputo.

2. a seaport on an island just off the northeastern coast of this republic.

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Mozambique British  

/ ˌməʊzəmˈbiːk /

noun

1. Also called (until 1975): Portuguese East Africa. Portuguese name: Moçambique. 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: animist majority. Currency: metical. Capital: Maputo. Pop: 24 096 669 (2013 est). Area: 812 379 sq km (313 661 sq miles)

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Mozambique Cultural  

1. Republic in southeastern Africa on the Indian Ocean, bordered by South Africa to the south, Swaziland to the southwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Tanzania to the north. It was a possession of Portugal from 1505 until 1975. Its capital and largest city is Maputo.

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Mozambique

She previously covered China's consumer market for the Journal in Beijing and emerging markets and commodities for the Journal in New York, including distressed debt in Venezuela, Mozambique, and Argentina and frozen concentrated orange juice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

In Mozambique, the isolated colonies are relatively safe from local Islamist violence affecting larger population centers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

The BBC Disinformation Unit verified similar videos of attacks in Mozambique and Kenya.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

TotalEnergies declined to provide AFP with a statement after the inquest, but in the past has said that "all the staff of Mozambique LNG and its contractors and subcontractors had been evacuated", mostly by boat.

From Barron's

An assemblage of agricultural tribes from the area of East Africa now comprising Tanzania, Malawi, and Mozambique, the Somali Bantu had been persecuted for more than three hundred years.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John

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