mozambique
/ˌməʊzæmˈbiːk/
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British/ˌməwzamˈbɪjk/
mozambique noun: any of various kinds of dress material.
Noun (1)
mozambique (countable and uncountable, plural mozambiques)
- Any of various kinds of dress material.
- 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...1900, George S. Cole, “MOZAMBIQUE”, in Cole's Encyclopedia of Dry Goods: A Reference Book for the Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods Trade of the United States […], Chicago; New York; St. Louis: Root...
Proper noun capitalized: Mozambique
Mozambique
- A country in East Africa and Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Mozambique (since 1990). Capital: Maputo.
- Synonyms:
- Moz.
- The former communist country of the People's Republic of Mozambique.
- An island or its town in the province of Nampula, Mozambique, from which its name was transferred to the country.
- 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.1857 May, “Extracts from the Journal of Captain M. S. Nolloth, H.M.S. 'Frolic'”, in The Nautical Magazine and Naval Chronicle, for 1857, London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co., page 252
Noun (2) capitalized: Mozambique
Mozambique (plural Mozambiques)
- A native or inhabitant of Mozambique; a Mozambican.
- Alternative letter-case form of mozambique (“fabric”).
mozambique meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
mozambique in Hindi
- मोजाम्बिक, मोज़ाम्बिक, मोजाम्बीक
mozambique in Tamil
- மொசாம்பிக், மோசாம்பிக்
mozambique in Marathi
- मोझाम्बिक, मोझांबिक, मोझाम्बीक
mozambique in Urdu
- موزمبیق, موزامبیک, موزامبیق
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- mozambique in Bengali
- মোজাম্বিক, মোজামবিক
- mozambique in Telugu
- మోజాంబిక్, మొజాంబిక్, మోసాంబిక్
- mozambique in Malayalam
- മൊസാംബിക്, മോസാംബിക്, മൊസാംബിക്ക്
- mozambique in Kannada
- ಮೊಜಾಂಬಿಕ್, ಮೋಜಾಂಬಿಕ್, ಮೊಸಾಂಬಿಕ್
- mozambique in Punjabi
- ਮੋਜ਼ੈਂਬਿਕ, ਮੋਜ਼ਾਮਬਿਕ, ਮੋਜਾਮ੍ਬਿਕ
- mozambique in Gujarati
- મોઝામ્બિક, મોઝેમ્બિક, મોઝામ્બીક
- mozambique in Odia
- ମୋଜାମ୍ବିକ, ମୋଜାମ୍ବିକ୍
- mozambique in Nepali
- मोजाम्बिक, मोजमबिक
Synonyms of mozambique
Forms of mozambique
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | mozambiques |
| alternative form | Mozambique |
| plural | Mozambiques |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form | Mosambique |
| alternative form | Mocambique |
Origin of mozambique
From Mozambique (“former Portuguese colony”); see more there.
Borrowed from Portuguese Moçambique, from the name of sultan Mussa Bin Bique.
Words formed from mozambique
Phrases with mozambique
Questions about mozambique
- What does mozambique mean?
- Mozambique means any of various kinds of dress material.
- What is mozambique in Hindi?
- Mozambique in Hindi is मोजाम्बिक, मोज़ाम्बिक, मोजाम्बीक. See Mozambique meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is mozambique?
- Mozambique can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce mozambique?
- Mozambique is pronounced /ˌməʊzæmˈbiːk/ (UK).
- What is the plural of mozambique?
- The plural of mozambique is mozambiques.
Words near mozambique in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: mozambique (page history and authors); Mozambique (page history and authors); mozambique (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mozambique (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mozambique (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mozambique (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mozambique (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mozambique (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mozambique (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mozambique (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mozambique (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mozambique (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mozambique (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mozambique (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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