Used in a Sentence

mozambique

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for mozambique.

Editorial note

A mall addicted American SUV driver who flies twice a year is far worse for the planet than than a village woman in Mozambique with 6 children.

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Quick take

A country in East Africa and Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Mozambique (since 1990). Capital: Maputo.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of mozambique gathered in one view.

noun

A country in East Africa and Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Mozambique (since 1990). Capital: Maputo.

noun

A native or inhabitant of Mozambique; a Mozambican.

noun

An island or its town in the province of Nampula, Mozambique, from which its name was transferred to the country.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for mozambique.

noun

A country in East Africa and Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Mozambique (since 1990). Capital: Maputo.

noun

A native or inhabitant of Mozambique; a Mozambican.

noun

An island or its town in the province of Nampula, Mozambique, from which its name was transferred to the country.

noun

A broad strait, the modern Mozambique Channel, which separates the island of Madagascar from the African mainland of Mozambique.

Example sentences

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A mall addicted American SUV driver who flies twice a year is far worse for the planet than than a village woman in Mozambique with 6 children.

2

He was born in Mozambique and taught at the University of the Witwatersrand for many years.

3

Northern Mozambique is pretty active (coal/gas) with Vale/Jindal being the major mining houses and ABB/Siemens etc.

4

Great question, and one that I asked just before going to Mozambique for 10 weeks a few years back.

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I would envision the same for Tunisia, Egypt, Ghana, Mozambique and South Africa.

6

Someone I heard of bought some land in Namibia or Mozambique or someplace.

7

How Portuguese are fleeing the country to countries like Angola, Mozambique and south American ones in the hope of finding a job that helps pay the bills to those that stay back.

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If he can't bring himself to do more than write a couple essays and snap some photos over a couple years, I would suggest a refreshing visit to Mozambique or Syria.

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Then they have a map with visitors per month from Portuguese speaking countries: Brazil: 3.4M, Portugal 1M, plus Angola, Mozambique and other smaller countries with some visitors per month.

Quote examples

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Even more "sad" is the current state of Mozambique.

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If you think, say, Egypt is "similar to" Madagascar, Malawi, or Mozambique, that's difficult to agree with.

3

This does not give me a lot of optimism: "Last year, Apopo received international funding of $4.5m (£2.7m) from various donors and cleared 618 acres of mined land in Mozambique." There are 640 acres in a square mile, so this is like $5 million per square mile cleared.

Proper noun examples

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Almost invariably, the people getting arrested and hassled were recent immigrants from places like Brazil, Mozambique, or Angola.

2

My experience of Africa (Mozambique) was that they have the phones but don't pay for anything because they have no money.

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I was recently looking at a job in Tete (Northern Mozambique) which paid around USD450k p.a.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use mozambique in a sentence?

A mall addicted American SUV driver who flies twice a year is far worse for the planet than than a village woman in Mozambique with 6 children.

What does mozambique mean?

A country in East Africa and Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Mozambique (since 1990). Capital: Maputo.

What part of speech is mozambique?

mozambique is commonly used as noun.