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Delagoa Bay

American  
[del-uh-goh-uh, del-] / ˈdɛl əˈgoʊ ə, ˌdɛl- /

noun

  1. an inlet of the Indian Ocean, in S Mozambique. 55 miles (89 km) long.


Delagoa Bay British  
/ ˌdɛləˈɡəʊə /

noun

  1. Official name: Baía de Lourenço Marques.  an inlet of the Indian Ocean, in S Mozambique

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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When traffic can be easily extended to Delagoa Bay, it is confidently expected great changes will take place.

From Yankee Girls in Zulu Land by Vescelius-Sheldon, Louise

Tuys brought word from some one he had talked to at Delagoa Bay that there was a general understanding among the Portuguese that Sebuza intended taking the throne by force.

From Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer by O'Neil, Owen Rowe

Finally, on his urgent request, I sent him out through Portuguese territory to Delagoa Bay, where he caught a steamer for his home in America.

From Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer by O'Neil, Owen Rowe

The station, formerly called Elandsfontein Junction, is the meeting-point of lines from the ports of the Cape and Natal, and from Johannesburg, Pretoria and Delagoa Bay.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" by Various

Near Delagoa Bay is a tract of country, called Tembia.

From The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland by Ward, Harriet

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