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My favorite vacation spot is a beautiful beach. I've been to many, many beaches on many continents: Mombasa, the Dominican Republic, the Bahamas, Bermuda, Barbados, Mexico and the U.S. What's beautiful about beach communities is for whatever reason, they feel like vacation to me.
Hill Harper

Meaning of "Mombasa" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MOMBASA

Mombasa  [mɒmˈbæsə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOMBASA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mombasa is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MOMBASA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mombasa

Mombasa is the second-largest city in Kenya, with a population of about 1.2 million. A regional cultural and economic hub, Mombasa has a large port and an international airport, and is an important regional tourism centre. Located on the east coast of Kenya, in Mombasa County and the former Coast Province, Mombasa's bordering the Indian Ocean made it a historical trading centre, and it has been controlled by many countries because of its strategic location. Administratively, Mombasa is the capital of, and is coincident with, Mombasa County. The governor is Hassan Ali Joho.

Definition of Mombasa in the English dictionary

The definition of Mombasa in the dictionary is a port in S Kenya, on a coral island in a bay of the Indian Ocean: the chief port for Kenya, Uganda, and NE Tanzania; became British in 1887, capital of the East African Protectorate until 1907. Pop: 828 000.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MOMBASA


amasser
əˈmæsə
antimacassar
ˌæntɪməˈkæsə
Assur
ˈæsə
Asur
ˈæsə
basser
ˈbæsə
degasser
diːˈɡæsə
gasser
ˈɡæsə
harasser
həˈræsə
hassar
ˈhæsə
Macassar
məˈkæsə
madrasa
məˈdræsə
Makassar
məˈkæsə
masa
ˈmæsə
NASA
ˈnæsə
Nyasa
nɪˈæsə
Nyassa
nɪˈæsə
oquassa
əʊˈkwæsə
placer
ˈplæsə
potassa
pəˈtæsə
Terrassa
teˈræsə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MOMBASA

Momi
momification
momism
momma
Mommsen

WORDS THAT END LIKE MOMBASA

abomasa
casa
Congo-Kinshasa
Kalidasa
kielbasa
Kinshasa
Lake Nyasa
Lhasa
omasa
rakshasa
tabula rasa
Tarrasa
Vaasa
vasa

Synonyms and antonyms of Mombasa in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Mombasa» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MOMBASA

Find out the translation of Mombasa to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Mombasa from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Mombasa» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蒙巴萨
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Mombasa
570 millions of speakers

English

Mombasa
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मोम्बासा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مومباسا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Момбаса
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Mombasa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মায়ের পরীক্ষা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Mombasa
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ujian ibu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mombasa
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

モンバサ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

몸바사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ibu ujian
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Mombasa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அம்மா சோதனை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आईचा चाचणी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Anne testi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Mombasa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Mombasa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Момбаса
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Mombasa
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Μομπάσα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Mombasa
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Mombasa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Mombasa
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Mombasa

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MOMBASA»

The term «Mombasa» is quite widely used and occupies the 29.061 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MOMBASA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Mombasa

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QUOTES WITH «MOMBASA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Mombasa.
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Hill Harper
My favorite vacation spot is a beautiful beach. I've been to many, many beaches on many continents: Mombasa, the Dominican Republic, the Bahamas, Bermuda, Barbados, Mexico and the U.S. What's beautiful about beach communities is for whatever reason, they feel like vacation to me.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOMBASA»

Discover the use of Mombasa in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Mombasa and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Three Swahili Women: Life Histories from Mombasa, Kenya
"This is altogether a most worthwhile book, a fine example of a growing genre of African literature... " -- Choice "Mirza and Strobel let these women speak about their lives in their own words, and the results are wonderful.
Sarah Mirza, Margaret Strobel, 1989
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Philosophising in Mombasa: knowledge, Islam and intellectual ...
This is done from the perspective of an 'anthropology of philosophy', a project which is spelled out in the opening chapter.
Kai Kresse, International African Institute, 2007
3
Mombasa, the Swahili, and the making of the Mijikenda
This is a history of the Kenyan city of Mombasa and its surrounding settlements from the mid-nineteenth century to the height of colonial rule in the 1930s.
Justin Willis, 1993
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Son of Woman in Mombasa
A sequel to the bestselling The Son of Woman, written in Mangua's now familiar engaging, cynical and humorous style. In this novel, the Son of Woman has come out of jail amd moved to Mombasa to start afresh.
Charles Mangua, 1986
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The History of the Mazruʻi Dynasty of Mombasa
The volume reveals important links between Arabic and KiSwahili culture, and will be welcomed by historians of East Africa and the Middle East.
Al-Amin Bin Ali Mazrui, James M. Ritchie, 1995
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Kenya Gazette
14th October, 1958 1195 Wine Merchants and Grocets Liquor Licences — {Contd ) Amnk Smgh Sun, E 66, opposite Mackmnon Market, Mombasa Messrs P S Patel , F A Patel and С A Patel, trading as Kenya Provision and Ration Stores, Plot ...
7
Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: F-O
Mombasa I 1505 I Portuguese Colonial Wars in East Africa Soon after the first Portuguese expedition to East Africa by Vasco da Gama (1498), 21 ships under Francisco d'Almeida (later Viceroy of India) sacked Kilwa then arrived in Mombasa, ...
Tony Jaques, 2007
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Kenya Gazette
136 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT MOMBASA DISTRICT REGISTRY PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION TAKE NOTICE that application having been made in this Court in: — (1) Cause No. 39 of 1943 By Abdulrehman bin Khator of  ...
9
Kenya Gazette
18th April, 1961 467 TLB 9487— L Pellegrini, PO Box 3089, Mombasa Carnage of Shell petroleum products Route Mombasa- Lunga Lunga-Kenya / Tanganyika Border , Mombasa - Ganssa - Kenya / Somalia Border via Manakam - Kitm, ...
10
Kenya Gazette
Kilifi Mombasa Malindi Mariakani Mombasa Shimoni Lamu Tsavo Mombasa Mombasa Mombasa Mombasa Lamu Hola Kilifi Mombasa Mombasa Mombasa Mombasa Malindi Mombasa Kitui Mombasa Mombasa Mombasa Hola Mombasa  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOMBASA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Mombasa is used in the context of the following news items.
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Obama visit: Mombasa Rd, Uhuru and Waiyaki Way to face hitch
“As far as traffic management is concerned during the visit of the US President, the following roads will be affected; obviously Mombasa Road, ... «Capital FM Kenya, Jul 15»
2
Mombasa County officers in allotees' list on controversial squatter …
The Mombasa county government has cancelled land allocations at a controversial settlement scheme after it merged that half of the plots went ... «The Standard Digital News, Jul 15»
3
Rail project scrapping hampers Mombasa port's hinterland ambitions
The Port of Mombasa's aspirations to remain the largest container port in East Africa were dealt a blow after the Uganda government said that it ... «JOC.com, Jul 15»
4
Bank of Africa expands its branch network in Nairobi and Mombasa
Bank of Africa has expanded its branch network to 36 with the opening of branches in South B, Nairobi and Digo Road in Mombasa. «The Standard Digital News, Jul 15»
5
Mombasa hoteliers raise flag over beach security
MOMBASA, KENYA: Hoteliers at the Coast have raised a red flag over the country's beaches saying they remain porous and pose a danger to ... «The Standard Digital News, Jul 15»
6
First consignment of Sh2.3 billion fertiliser for tea farmers arrives at …
The first consignment of Compound fertilizer is off loaded at Mombasa Port. The fertilizer is imported from Russia by Kenya Tea Development ... «The Standard Digital News, Jul 15»
7
Financing Approved for Mombasa-Nairobi Pipeline
The final decision for financing was between two proposed routes, one through Mombasa and the other one going through North Kenya all the ... «Ghafla!Kenya, Jul 15»
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Mombasa and the Kenya coast: 10 top things to do on vacation
Surprisingly, questions are often asked when I highlight the many attractions the Kenya coast holds for visitors, including, "But what shall we do ... «eTurboNews, Jul 15»
9
Ethiopian trade strategies target Mombasa, Berbera and Sudan …
Addis Ababa, 20 July 2015 (WIC) – Ethiopia has expanded its trade strategy targeting Mombasa, Berbera and Port Sudan. As part of a new national strategy, ... «Walta Information Center, Jul 15»
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Evergreen Maritime Wins contract to supply pneumatic rubber …
Mombasa Port, the largest port in Kenya, one of the busiest ports in East Africa, between 2002 and 2006 has seen an increase of about 4 ... «Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Mombasa [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mombasa>. Apr 2024 ».
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