Makua

[muh-kwah]

noun

1. a member of a people living in northern Mozambique and adjacent regions of Tanzania and Malawi.

2. the Bantu language spoken by the Makua.

Example Sentences

South Africa managed to finally cross late in the second half through Lerato Makua to finish off a memorable World Cup campaign on a high.

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Under the terms of a 2001 settlement, the military hasn’t conducted live-fire training at Makua Valley since 2004.

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But the court filing “removed the threat that Makua will ever again be subjected to live-fire training,” environmental nonprofit Earthjustice said in a news release.

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Earthjustice has represented local activist group Malama Makua in its long-running legal dispute with the Army.

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Makua Valley was the site of decades of live-fire military training.

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