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- proper noun A former country and colony of Portugal in Africa, now called
Mozambique .
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Once the capital of Portuguese East Africa, Mozambique is home to pristine, deserted beaches, bustling street markets, quaint colonial architecture, delectable seafood, excellent diving, hiking, surfing and safari opportunities, and much more - see it before the crowds hit!
PHOTOS: Idyllic Mozambique, 'One Of Africa's Rising Stars' Manal Khan 2010
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Once the capital of Portuguese East Africa, Mozambique is home to pristine, deserted beaches, bustling street markets, quaint colonial architecture, delectable seafood, excellent diving, hiking, surfing and safari opportunities, and much more - see it before the crowds hit!
PHOTOS: Idyllic Mozambique, 'One Of Africa's Rising Stars' Manal Khan 2010
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He was given a platoon of native soldiers to command and charged with guarding a stretch of road running south from Dar es Salaam to the border with Portuguese East Africa, now Mozambique.
Storyteller Donald Sturrock 2010
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Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 47.8% male: 63.5% female: 32.7% (2003 est.) GovernmentCountry name: conventional long form: Republic of Mozambique conventional short form: Mozambique local long form: Republica de Mocambique local short form: Mocambique former: Portuguese East Africa
Mozambique 2008
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Mozambiqueconventional long form: Republic of Mozambique conventional short form: Mozambique local long form: Republica de Mocambique local short form: Mocambique former: Portuguese East Africa
Country name 2008
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You have Portuguese East Africa and Portuguese West Africa and in the continent's midsection the remnants of the brutally ruled Congo of Belgium's King Leopold.
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Mozambique: conventional long form: Republic of Mozambique conventional short form: Mozambique local long form: Republica de Mocambique local short form: Mocambique former: Portuguese East Africa
The 2001 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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The languages thus described occupy the greater part of Portuguese East Africa away from the watershed of Lake Nyasa.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Various
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Bantu legends in my collection from Portuguese East Africa is probably of Semitic origin, and the song which it embodies seems also tinged with foreign color.
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Country name: conventional long form: Republic of Mozambique conventional short form: Mozambique local long form: Republica de Mocambique local short form: Mocambique former: Portuguese East Africa
The 2001 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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