Lourenço Marques
[ law-ren-soh mahr-kes, loh-; Portuguese law-ren-soo mahr-kezh ]
/ lɔˈrɛn soʊ ˈmɑr kɛs, loʊ-; Portuguese lɔˈrɛ̃ sʊ ˈmɑr kɛʒ /
noun
former name of Maputo.
British Dictionary definitions for lourenco marques
Lourenço Marques
/ (ləˈrɛnsəʊ ˈmɑːk, ˈmɑːks, Portuguese loˈrẽsu ˈmarkɪʃ) /
noun
the former name (until 1975) of Maputo