Mogadishu

American  

[maw-gah-dee-shoo] / ˌmɔ gɑˈdi ʃu /

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of Somalia, in the S part.

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Mogadishu British  

/ ˌmɒɡəˈdɪʃuː /

noun

1. Local spelling: Muqdisho.  Italian name: Mogadiscio.  the capital and chief port of Somalia, on the Indian Ocean: founded by Arabs around the 10th century; taken by the Sultan of Zanzibar in 1871 and sold to Italy in 1905. Pop: 1 257 000 (2005 est)

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Usage

Where is Mogadishu? Mogadishu is the capital of the African country of Somalia, which has been besieged by a civil war since 1991.

Example Sentences

Somaliland has governed itself since it broke away from Somalia in 1991 after the collapse of the central government in Mogadishu.

From BBC

When Barre and his family fled the capital Mogadishu, he arrived in Burdubo, a town in the same region as Garbaharey.

From BBC

He was then flown by a cargo aircraft to Abu Dhabi via Mogadishu under the supervision of UAE officers, he added.

From BBC

This is the latest example of the deteriorating relations between Washington and Mogadishu.

From BBC

The government in Somalia's capital city, Mogadishu, has repeatedly said that any recognition of Somaliland's independence would contravene Somalia's sovereignty.

From BBC