Definitions
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- noun a port city in eastern Mozambique on the Mozambique Channel
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There was no doubt some professional exaggeration in the language of his _beirão_ rustics, but his sympathy with the peasants and his wide knowledge of the province of Beira prove that his object was not merely mockery: _zombar da gente da Beira_ [125].
Four Plays of Gil Vicente Gil Vicente 1501
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Similarly, although Beira is a great villain -- she has lots of great, dramatic, Sunset Boulevard scenes -- I felt like she didn't play enough of a role in the end of the novel.
Wicked Lovely Jes Battis 2008
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"However, congestion at Beira translates into berthing delays of up to three weeks at peak times," the WFP said.
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Earlier publications include Kathleen Sheldon, "A Report on a 'Delicate Problem' Concerning Female Garment Workers in Beira, Mozambique," Signs 16, no.
Where Women Make History: Gendered Tellings of Community and Change in Magude, Mozambique 2005
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"A Report on a 'Delicate Problem' Concerning Female Garment Workers in Beira, Mozambique."
Where Women Make History: Gendered Tellings of Community and Change in Magude, Mozambique 2005
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"Sewing Clothes and Sorting Cashew Nuts: Factories, Families, and Women in Beira, Mozambique."
Where Women Make History: Gendered Tellings of Community and Change in Magude, Mozambique 2005
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3 (1991): 575-86; "Sewing Clothes and Sorting Cashew Nuts: Factories, Families, and Women in Beira, Mozambique," Women's Studies International Forum, 14, nos.
Where Women Make History: Gendered Tellings of Community and Change in Magude, Mozambique 2005
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It was claimed that through the Union, Rhodesia would benefit by becoming a part of the nationalized railway system there and get the advantage of a British port at the Cape instead of Beira, which is
An African Adventure Isaac Frederick Marcosson 1918
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Musina, Chimoio and Francistown are booming, most shoppers prefer the bigger cities such as Beira, Johannesburg, and Gaborone, where goods are cheaper and the choice broader, the newspaper said.
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Simango is the mayor of Beira, and founded his new party MDM earlier this year, after falling out with traditional opposition party RENAMO.
Global Voices in English » Mozambique: Attack on Presidential candidate 2009
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