Mozambique UK /ˌməʊzæmˈbiːk/US /ˌmoʊzæmˈbik/ noun5 •A country in East Africa and Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Mozambique (since 1990). Capital: Maputo. •(historical) The former communist country of the People's Republic of Mozambique. •(historical) A former colony of Portugal. •A native or inhabitant of Mozambique; a Mozambican. •A broad strait, the modern Mozambique Channel, which separates the island of Madagascar from the African mainland of Mozambique.During our cruise in the Mozambique we had generally light winds, almost invariably from E.S.E., or calms, and smooth water, nearly the whole time. — 1857 formsMozambiques