"Recife" meaning in English

See Recife in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ɹɪˈsiːfi/, /ɹɪˈsiːfə/
Rhymes: -iːfi, -iːfə Etymology: Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Recife, from recife (“reef”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|xaa|ar}}, {{bor+|en|pt-BR|Recife}} Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Recife Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Recife
  1. A municipality, the state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil. Wikipedia link: Recife Categories (place): Cities in Brazil, Cities in Pernambuco, Brazil, Municipalities of Pernambuco, Brazil, Places in Brazil, Places in Pernambuco, Brazil Translations (state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil): رِيسِيفِي (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) [neuter] (Greek), रिसीफ़ी (risīfī) [feminine] (Hindi), レシフェ (Reshife) (Japanese), レシーフェ (Reshīfe) (Japanese), रेसिफी (resiphī) [feminine] (Marathi), Recife [masculine] (Portuguese), Реси́фе (Resífe) [neuter] (Russian), Реси́фи (Resífi) [neuter] (Russian), Recife [masculine] (Spanish), రెసిఫ్ (resiph) (Telugu)
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