"Alagoas" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˌæləˈɡəʊəs/, /ˌɑːləˈɡəʊəs/, /ˌɑːlɑːˈɡəʊɑːs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-Alagoas.wav [US]
Etymology: From Portuguese Alagoas, from alagoas (“lakes”). The name appears as a competitor with the names of the lagoons of Manguaba, a lagoa do sul ("southern lagoon"), and Mundaú, a lagoa do norte ("northern lagoon"), already in the 16th century, when settlements were founded near the Alagoa do Norte and the Alagoa do Sul, the Alagoas, with the inclusion of the rest of the lagoons in the area. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|pt|Alagoas}} Portuguese Alagoas, {{m|pt|alagoas||lakes}} alagoas (“lakes”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Alagoas
  1. A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Maceió Categories (place): Alagoas, Brazil, Places in Brazil, States of Brazil Translations (state in north-eastern Brazil): أَلَاغُوَاسْ (ʔalāḡuwās) (Arabic), Alagoas (French), Alagoas (Portuguese), Алаго́ас (Alagóas) (Russian), Alagoas (Spanish)

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