Lourenço Marques
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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After a year of fear and turmoil in Lourenço Marques — Maputo’s name at the time — Mozambique became independent in 1975.
From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2023
Otelo Nuno Romão Saraiva de Carvalho was born Aug. 31, 1936, in Lourenço Marques, now Maputo, the capital of the African state of Mozambique.
From Washington Post • Jul. 28, 2021
For several days, Howard hid Churchill in his mine, then, with the help of several friends, smuggled him onto a freight train to Lourenço Marques, the capital of Portuguese East Africa.
From Washington Post • Sep. 16, 2016
In a secure hiding-place I waited for a suitable train, knowing that there is a through service between Middelburg and Lourenço Marques.
From London to Ladysmith via Pretoria by Churchill, Winston
I found a convenient train duly labelled to Lourenço Marques standing in a siding.
From London to Ladysmith via Pretoria by Churchill, Winston
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