Beira

[ bey-ruh ]

/ ˈbeɪ rə /

noun

a seaport in central Mozambique.

Example sentences from the Web for beira

His wife and her sister, the princess of Beira, widow of his first cousin the infante Pedro, were less scrupulous.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 |Various
The ladies are bound for Beira, and for the ship that we hope to go in.

The Matabele Campaign |R. S. S. Baden-Powell
Direct railway communication with Cape Town and Beira was established in 1909.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 6 |Various
Beira stands on a sand-spit between the ocean and the estuary of the Pungwe River.

Impressions of South Africa |James Bryce

It is only two hundred and twenty miles from the Zambesi at Tete, and only three hundred and seventy from the port of Beira.

Impressions of South Africa |James Bryce

British Dictionary definitions for beira

Beira

/ (ˈbaɪərə) /

noun

a port in E Mozambique: terminus of a transcontinental railway from Lobito, Angola, through the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre), Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Pop: 566 000 (2005 est)

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