"Natal" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Portuguese Natal (“Christmas”), because the region in South Africa was discovered by the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama on Christmas Day, 1497. Doublet of natal. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ǵenh₁-}}, {{bor|en|pt|Natal#Etymology_2|t=Christmas}} Portuguese Natal (“Christmas”), {{doublet|en|natal}} Doublet of natal Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Natal
  1. A former British colony in modern South Africa, existing from 1843 to 1910. Categories (place): Places in South Africa Translations (former British colony): 納塔爾 /纳塔尔 (Chinese Mandarin), Natalis [masculine] (Lithuanian), नाताल (nātāl) (Marathi), Natal [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-Natal-en-name-J1x9hbGx Categories (other): Former dependent territories Disambiguation of 'former British colony': 77 17 6
  2. A former province of South Africa, reorganized in 1994 into the modern province of KwaZulu-Natal. Categories (place): Places in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Places in South Africa
    Sense id: en-Natal-en-name-WF0BUqha Categories (other): Former political divisions
  3. A municipality, the state capital of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Categories (place): Cities in Brazil, Cities in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, Municipalities of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, Places in Brazil, Places in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Derived forms: Natal brown
    Sense id: en-Natal-en-name-iVsDgQ4J Categories (other): Natal, State capitals of Brazil, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 14 79 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 5 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 3 20 14 13 20 4 1 3 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 15 11 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 18 14 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 12 15 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 15 12 72
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