Tete
[tey-tey]
- a city in W Mozambique, on the Zambezi River.
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Examples from the Web for tete
Historical Examples
The leader of the porters from Tete sprang forward with a cry of exasperation.
SacrificeStephen French Whitman
After returning to Tete, the steamer went up the Shire, January, 1859.
Great African TravellersW.H.G. Kingston
Some of those who had remained at Tete had married, and resolved to continue where they were.
Great African TravellersW.H.G. Kingston
He proved to be a slave of the late commandant of Tete, and was well-known to them.
Great African TravellersW.H.G. Kingston
It was not till the 2nd of March that the neighbourhood of Tete was reached.
Great African TravellersW.H.G. Kingston
Word Origin and History for tete
n.
as a type of women's tall dressed hair or wig, 1756, from French tête "head" (see tete-a-tete).
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