[maw-roh-nee] 
| a town in and the capital of the Comoros. 12,000. |
[kom-uh-rohz] | Federal and Islamic Republic of the, a republic comprising three of the Comoro Islands (Grand Comoro, Mohéli, and Anjouan): a former overseas territory of France; declared independence 1975. 589,797; 719 sq. mi. (1862 sq. km). Capital: Moroni. |
| Mo·ro·ni 1 (mə-rō'nī) n. Mormon Church An ancient prophet believed to have buried the sacred history of the Americas compiled by his father, Mormon, near Palmyra, New York, in the early fifth century A.D., and to have later appeared to Joseph Smith as an angel to direct him to the burial site. |
| Mo·ro·ni 2 (mə-rō'nē, mô-) The capital of the Comoros, on Grand Comoro Island at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel. Population: 41,500. |
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