Lourenço Marques

Lou·ren·ço Mar·ques

[law-ren-soh mahr-kes, loh-; Portuguese law-ren-soo mahr-kezh]
noun
former name of Maputo.
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Lourenço Marques (ləˈrɛnsəʊ ˈmɑːk, ˈmɑːks, Portuguese loˈrẽsu ˈmarkɪʃ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
the former name (until 1975) of Maputo

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