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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Example Sentences

The defending champions are in Group F with five-time winners Cameroon, Gabon and Mozambique and will play all their first round matches in Marrakesh.

From Barron's

The British and Dutch governments on Monday yanked their financing for TotalEnergies’ liquefied natural gas export project in Mozambique amid rising violence in the region.

From The Wall Street Journal

Participating partners in the project—-who include the Mozambique government and Indian, Thai and Japanese corporations—have agreed to add additional equity to cover the roughly 10% of the project’s external financing, TotalEnergies said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mozambique and Switzerland brought criminal and civil proceedings, and in 2021 Credit Suisse paid $475 million to settle charges that it defrauded some investors in the debt deals.

From The Wall Street Journal

Britain's government said Monday it was withdrawing financial support for a gas project in Mozambique that French firm TotalEnergies is aiming to resume after suspending it following a jihadist attack.

From Barron's