Moçambique

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Portuguese[edit]

bandeira de Moçambique

Etymology[edit]

Named after the Island of Mozambique, in turn derived from Musa al-Biq, the sultan of the island when the Portuguese got there.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Brazil) /mo.sɐ̃ˈbi.ki/, [mo.sɐ̃ˈbi.ki]
  • IPA(key): (Portugal) /mu.sɐ̃ˈbi.kɨ/, [mu.sɐ̃ˈbi.kɨ]

  • Hyphenation: Mo‧çam‧bi‧que

Proper noun[edit]

Moçambique m

  1. Mozambique (a country in southeastern Africa)

Usage notes[edit]

Moçambique is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Gujarati: મોસંબી (mosambī)

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Swedish[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Moçambique n (genitive Moçambiques)

  1. Mozambique
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