Moçambique

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See also: moçambique

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]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mu.sɐ̃.ˈbi.kɨ/
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌmo.sɐ̃.ˈbi.ki/
Hyphenation: Mo‧çam‧bi‧que

Proper noun[edit]

Moçambique m

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]

Maputo

Further reading[edit]

Moçambique on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt

Swedish[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Moçambique n (genitive Moçambiques)

Mozambique

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