Beira

[ bey-ruh ]

noun

1. a seaport in central Mozambique.

Beira

/ ˈbaɪərə /

noun

1. 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)

Example Sentences

Across the cities of Maputo, Beira and Nampula, local media reported that there were multiple arrests and at least 16 people were wounded and taken to hospital.

From BBC

Couto was born two years later in the port city of Beira.

From BBC

Creative lead John McCormack says developers The Chinese Room agreed early on that they wanted the story of the ill-fated Beira D rig to feel "like it actually happened".

From BBC

When Cyclone Idai crashed on to Mozambique's coastline five years ago, he was living with his wife and new-born baby in a shelter with corrugated iron roofing in the city of Beira.

From BBC

He was born two years later, in Beira, a town built on an estuary on the Indian Ocean, and raised in an apartment above an arms dealership.

From New York Times