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Sofala

Sofala proper noun: the chief seaport of the Mwenemutapa Kingdom, whose capital was at Mount Fura; located on the Sofala Bank in Sofala Province of Mozambique.

Proper noun

Sofala

  1. (historical) The chief seaport of the Mwenemutapa Kingdom, whose capital was at Mount Fura; located on the Sofala Bank in Sofala Province of Mozambique.
  2. A locality in the Bathurst council area and the Mid-Western council area, central eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Questions about Sofala

What does Sofala mean?
Sofala means the chief seaport of the Mwenemutapa Kingdom, whose capital was at Mount Fura; located on the Sofala Bank in Sofala Province of Mozambique.
What part of speech is Sofala?
Sofala is a proper noun.

Words near Sofala in the dictionary

  1. sofabeds
  2. SOFAD
  3. sofaed
  4. sofaful
  5. sofaing
  6. Sofala
  7. sofalcone
  8. sofaless
  9. sofalike
  10. Sofana
  11. sofar

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