"Recife" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Recife
  1. A municipality, the state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil. Categories (place): Cities in Brazil, Cities in Pernambuco, Brazil, Municipalities of Pernambuco, Brazil, Places in Brazil, Places in Pernambuco, Brazil Translations (Brazilian state capital of Pernambuco): ريسيفي (rīsīfī) [masculine] (Arabic), 累西腓 (Léixīféi) (Chinese Mandarin), 海息飛 /海息飞 (Hǎixīfēi) (Chinese Mandarin), Recife [masculine] (French), Récife [masculine] (French), Ρεσίφε (Resífe) (Greek), रिसीफ़ी (risīfī) (Hindi), レシフェ (Reshife) (Japanese), レシーフェ (Reshīfe) (Japanese), रेसिफी (resiphī) (Marathi), Recife [masculine] (Portuguese), Ресифе (Resife) (Russian), Ресифи (Resifi) (Russian), రెసిఫ్ (resiph) (Telugu)
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