MOZAMBICAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Mozambican mean? 

• MOZAMBICAN (noun)
  The noun MOZAMBICAN has 1 sense:

1. a native or inhabitant of Mozambique

  Familiarity information: MOZAMBICAN used as a noun is very rare.

• MOZAMBICAN (adjective)
  The adjective MOZAMBICAN has 2 senses:

1. of or relating to or located in Mozambique

2. of or relating to the people of Mozambique

  Familiarity information: MOZAMBICAN used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MOZAMBICAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Mozambique

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Mozambican" is a kind of...):

African (a native or inhabitant of Africa)

Holonyms ("Mozambican" is a member of...):

Mocambique; Mozambique; Republic of Mozambique (a republic on the southeastern coast of Africa on the Mozambique Channel; became independent from Portugal in 1975)

Derivation:

Mozambican (of or relating to the people of Mozambique)

• MOZAMBICAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or located in Mozambique

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

Mozambican towns

Pertainym:

Mozambique (a republic on the southeastern coast of Africa on the Mozambique Channel; became independent from Portugal in 1975)

Derivation:

Mozambique (a republic on the southeastern coast of Africa on the Mozambique Channel; became independent from Portugal in 1975)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to the people of Mozambique

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

Mozambican troops are at the border

Pertainym:

Mozambican (a native or inhabitant of Mozambique)

Derivation:

Mozambican (a native or inhabitant of Mozambique)

Mozambique (a republic on the southeastern coast of Africa on the Mozambique Channel; became independent from Portugal in 1975)

 Context examples 

Experiments carried out in the Mozambican bush now show that this unique human-animal relationship has an extra dimension: not only do honeyguides use calls to solicit human partners, but humans use specialised calls to recruit birds’ assistance.

(How humans and wild Honeyguide birds call each other to help, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)