Maputo

The capital city of Mozambique.

Proper noun

  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:
  2. A river in southeastern Africa.

Origin

Etymology tree Portuguese Maputobor. English Maputo Borrowed from Portuguese Maputo.

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Maputo

Synonyms

Lourenço Marques City of Acacias Pearl of the Indian Ocean