Beira

[ bey-ruh ]

noun

1. a seaport in central Mozambique.

Beira

/ ˈbaɪərə /

noun

1. 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)

Example Sentences

With these gentlemen we continued our journey to Beira, stopping at a few places of interest on the way.

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The administrative district of Aveiro coincides with the north-western part of the province of Beira; pop.

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His wife and her sister, the princess of Beira, widow of his first cousin the infante Pedro, were less scrupulous.

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All these railways, except the Beira line, have the same gauge, one of three feet six inches.

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The Beira line has a two-foot gauge, but is now being enlarged to the standard gauge.

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