Machel
[ muh-shel ]
/ məˈʃɛl /
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noun
Sa·mo·ra Moi·sés [suh-mawr-uh moi-zes], /səˈmɔr ə mɔɪˈzɛs/, 1933–86, Mozambique political leader: president 1975–86.
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First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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Example sentences from the Web for Machel
He is survived by his third wife, Graca Machel (his marriage to Winnie ended in divorce in 1996) and three daughters.
Mandela got his second chance—at liberty, at leadership, even at love, with Graca Machel.
On the river Can is a famous waterfall at Levens, and in the same neighbourhood a seat of the ancient Machel family.
Archaic England|Harold Bayley
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Machel
/ (məˈʃɛl) /
noun
Samora (Moises) (səˈmɔːrə). 1933–86, Mozambique statesman; president of Mozambique from 1975–86
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