ALL meanings of maputo
Ma·pu·to
M m - noun maputo Formerly Portuguese East Africa. a republic in SE Africa: formerly an overseas province of Portugal; gained independence in 1975. 297,731 sq. mi. (771,123 sq. km). Capital: Maputo. 1
- noun maputo a seaport on an island just off the NE coast of this republic. 1
- noun maputo the capital and chief port of Mozambique, in the south on Delagoa Bay: became capital in 1907; the nearest port to the Rand gold-mining and industrial region of South Africa. Pop: 1 316 000 (2005 est) 0
- noun maputo seaport & capital of Mozambique, on the Indian Ocean: pop. 2,000,000 0