Mozambicanadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌməʊz(ə)mˈbiːk(ə)n/,

/ˌməʊzamˈbiːk(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˌmoʊzæmˈbik(ə)n/

Forms: 1800s Mosambican, 1900s– Moçambican, 1900s– Mozambican, 1900s– Mozambiquan.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Mozambique , -an suffix.

Etymology: < the name of Mozambique (see Mozambique n.) + -an suffix. With use as noun compare earlier Mozambiquer n.In form Moçambican after Portuguese Moçambique (see Mozambique n.).

A. adj.

Of or relating to Mozambique or its inhabitants.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Africa > [adjective] > Central African lands

Nigritian1757

Sudanic1802

Sudanese1853

Mozambican1875

Nigerian1876

Zanzibari1884

Rhodesian1892

Chadian1960

Katangese1962

Tanzanian1964

Lagosian1967

Namibian1968

Malawian1970

Zairean1973

Zairois1973

Zairese1974

1875 T. H. Huxley in Encycl. Brit. III. 758/2 The Libyan Subregion..is then succeeded by the ‘Mosambican’ Subregion, which continues perhaps to Sofala.

1893 A. Newton et al. Dict. Birds: Pt. II ii. 352 The ‘Mosambican’ Province next follows.

1970 Guardian 1 Aug. 9/1 A Mozambican consciousness, an awareness of African history.

1989 W. Smith Time to Die 98 Before we commence this guided tour of the Mozambiquan paradise of the proletariat, [etc.].

2000 Sunday News (Tanzania) 26 Mar. 1/4 A function held at the Shoppers Plaza in Dar es Salaam yesterday, to mobilise funds to assist Mozambican women and children affected by floods earlier this month.

B. n.

A native or inhabitant of Mozambique.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of East Africa > [noun] > countries or regions

Mozambiquer1803

Muganda1863

Zanzibari1882

Rwanda1889

Tonga1891

Ugandan1893

Eritrean1902

Tanganyikan1906

White Highlander1921

Rwandan1926

Kenyan1930

assimilado1953

Rwandese1955

Malawian1963

Tanzanian1964

Malawi1966

Mozambican1971

1971 Standard (Tanzania) 7 Apr. 4/1 This news was joyfully received by other Mozambicans.

1977 Daily Tel. 4 Mar. 5/1 Locally recruited labour is coming to the mines on six-month contracts compared with the 18-month contracts the Malawians and Mozambiquans used to serve.

1980 Optima 29 ii. 112 ‘Our Malawians’ and ‘our Shangaans’ (Moçambicans), as the old-timers on the mines now nostalgically call them.

1987 Christian Aid News 7 Jan. 1/1 South African-backed bandits are making normal life impossible for the majority of Mozambicans.

1999 L. Momplé Stress in Y. Vera Opening Spaces 102 Portuguese who, though they did not leave the country after Independence, are still bitterly resentful of Mozambicans.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mozambican
释义	Mozambicanadj.n. Brit. /ˌməʊz(ə)mˈbiːk(ə)n/, /ˌməʊzamˈbiːk(ə)n/, U.S. /ˌmoʊzæmˈbik(ə)n/ Forms: 1800s Mosambican, 1900s– Moçambican, 1900s– Mozambican, 1900s– Mozambiquan. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Mozambique , -an suffix. Etymology: < the name of Mozambique (see Mozambique n.) + -an suffix. With use as noun compare earlier Mozambiquer n.In form Moçambican after Portuguese Moçambique (see Mozambique n.). A. adj. Of or relating to Mozambique or its inhabitants. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Africa > [adjective] > Central African lands Nigritian1757 Sudanic1802 Sudanese1853 Mozambican1875 Nigerian1876 Zanzibari1884 Rhodesian1892 Chadian1960 Katangese1962 Tanzanian1964 Lagosian1967 Namibian1968 Malawian1970 Zairean1973 Zairois1973 Zairese1974 1875 T. H. Huxley in Encycl. Brit. III. 758/2 The Libyan Subregion..is then succeeded by the ‘Mosambican’ Subregion, which continues perhaps to Sofala. 1893 A. Newton et al. Dict. Birds: Pt. II ii. 352 The ‘Mosambican’ Province next follows. 1970 Guardian 1 Aug. 9/1 A Mozambican consciousness, an awareness of African history. 1989 W. Smith Time to Die 98 Before we commence this guided tour of the Mozambiquan paradise of the proletariat, [etc.]. 2000 Sunday News (Tanzania) 26 Mar. 1/4 A function held at the Shoppers Plaza in Dar es Salaam yesterday, to mobilise funds to assist Mozambican women and children affected by floods earlier this month. B. n. A native or inhabitant of Mozambique. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of East Africa > [noun] > countries or regions Mozambiquer1803 Muganda1863 Zanzibari1882 Rwanda1889 Tonga1891 Ugandan1893 Eritrean1902 Tanganyikan1906 White Highlander1921 Rwandan1926 Kenyan1930 assimilado1953 Rwandese1955 Malawian1963 Tanzanian1964 Malawi1966 Mozambican1971 1971 Standard (Tanzania) 7 Apr. 4/1 This news was joyfully received by other Mozambicans. 1977 Daily Tel. 4 Mar. 5/1 Locally recruited labour is coming to the mines on six-month contracts compared with the 18-month contracts the Malawians and Mozambiquans used to serve. 1980 Optima 29 ii. 112 ‘Our Malawians’ and ‘our Shangaans’ (Moçambicans), as the old-timers on the mines now nostalgically call them. 1987 Christian Aid News 7 Jan. 1/1 South African-backed bandits are making normal life impossible for the majority of Mozambicans. 1999 L. Momplé Stress in Y. Vera Opening Spaces 102 Portuguese who, though they did not leave the country after Independence, are still bitterly resentful of Mozambicans. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1875
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