Mozambique

American  

[moh-zam-beek, -zuhm-] / ˌmoʊ zæmˈbik, -zəm- /

noun

1. Formerly Portuguese East Africa.  a republic in southeastern Africa: formerly an overseas province of Portugal; gained independence in 1975. 297,731 sq. mi. (771,123 sq. km). Maputo.

2. a seaport on an island just off the northeastern coast of this republic.

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Mozambique British  

/ ˌməʊzəmˈbiːk /

noun

1. Also called (until 1975): Portuguese East Africa.  Portuguese name: Moçambique.  a republic in SE Africa: colonized by the Portuguese from 1505 onwards and a slave-trade centre until 1878; made an overseas province of Portugal in 1951; became an independent republic in 1975; became a member of the Commonwealth in 1995. Official language: Portuguese. Religion: animist majority. Currency: metical. Capital: Maputo. Pop: 24 096 669 (2013 est). Area: 812 379 sq km (313 661 sq miles)

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Mozambique Cultural  

1. Republic in southeastern Africa on the Indian Ocean, bordered by South Africa to the south, Swaziland to the southwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Tanzania to the north. It was a possession of Portugal from 1505 until 1975. Its capital and largest city is Maputo.

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Mozambique

In Mozambique, the isolated colonies are relatively safe from local Islamist violence affecting larger population centers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

They said they were from Lesotho and Mozambique.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

She faced criticism as people questioned her eligibility to compete given her mother's ties to Mozambique and her father being a Nigerian citizen.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Additionally, more than a thousand people—most of whom were also undocumented—have returned overland to Mozambique.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

The Yao arrived in Malawi more than a hundred years ago from across the lake in Mozambique.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba