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Maputo

/məˈpuːtəʊ/

Maputo proper noun: the capital city of Mozambique.

Proper noun

Maputo

  1. The capital city of Mozambique.
    • Then came a rough exultant voice, ‘This is the Voice of Zimbabwe broadcasting from Maputo!’2006, Tsitsi Dangarembga, The Book of Not, Faber & Faber Limited (2021), page 114
    Synonyms:
    Lourenço Marques, City of Acacias, Pearl of the Indian Ocean
  2. A river in southeastern Africa.

Maputo meaning in Arabic

Maputo in Arabic

capital of Mozambique
مَابُوتُو maputū

Synonyms of Maputo

Origin of Maputo

Borrowed from Portuguese Maputo.

Questions about Maputo

What does Maputo mean?
Maputo means the capital city of Mozambique.
What is Maputo in Arabic?
Maputo in Arabic is مَابُوتُو (maputū). See Maputo meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Maputo?
Maputo is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Maputo?
Maputo is pronounced /məˈpuːtəʊ/.

Words near Maputo in the dictionary

  1. Mapudungun
  2. mapudzi
  3. Mapulang Daga
  4. Mapundungun
  5. Mapusa
  6. Maputo
  7. mapvertising
  8. MAPW
  9. mapwing
  10. mapwings
  11. mapwise

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