Mozambique
name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A native or inhabitant of Mozambique; a Mozambican.
- 2 Any of various kinds of dress material. countable, uncountable
"A thin gauzy dress fabric generally constructed with a cotton warp and a mohair filling. It is distinguished from mohair by its thinner and more filmy texture. High-grade mozambiques are often woven in fancy plaids and checks and complicated openwork patterns, and when of this style are intended to be made up over a foundation fabric."
- 3 Alternative letter-case form of mozambique (“fabric”). alt-of
- 1 A country in East Africa and Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Mozambique (since 1990). Capital: Maputo.
- 2 The former communist country of the People's Republic of Mozambique. historical
- 3 The former communist country of the People's Republic of Mozambique.; A former colony of Portugal. historical
- 4 An island or its town in the province of Nampula, Mozambique, from which its name was transferred to the country.
- 5 A broad strait, the modern Mozambique Channel, which separates the island of Madagascar from the African mainland of Mozambique.
"During our cruise in the Mozambique we had generally light winds, almost invariably from E.S.E., or calms, and smooth water, nearly the whole time."
Example
More examples"Mozambique is called "Moçambique" in Portuguese."
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Moçambique, from the name of sultan Mussa Bin Bique.
From Mozambique (“former Portuguese colony”); see more there.
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