Fenoscândia

Scandinavian Peninsula
Scandinavian Peninsula

Fennoscandian Shield
Fennoscandian Shield

Fennoscandia (a pensinula in Northern Europe, comprising, besides the Scandinavian Peninsula, also Finland, the Kola Peninsula and Karelia (and sometimes also including Denmark, although it is not part of the Scandinavian Peninsula))

(geology) Fennoscandia (the Fennoscandian Shield underlying Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Northern Denmark; Baltic Shield)


Feira Mundial

World Exposition (a regular international exposition)


Cantão

[kɐ̃ˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From Mandarin 廣東／广东 (Guǎngdōng). Compare Spanish Cantón, English Canton, French Canton, Italian Canton, Russian Кантон (Kanton).

Guangzhou (the capital and largest city of Guangdong, China)

Guangdong (a province of China; capital: Guangzhou)


Caxemira

Ultimately from Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra). Doublet of casimira.

Kashmir (a traditional region between India, Pakistan and China)


Curdistão

[kuɦ.d͡ʒisˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[kuɦ.d͡ʒisˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[kuɾ.d͡ʒisˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[kuʁ.d͡ʒiʃˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[kuɻ.d͡ʒisˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Kurdistan (a traditional region in the Middle East, the land of the Kurds)


Alexandre, o Grande

/ɐ.lɨˈʃɐ̃.dɾɨ | u ˈɡɾɐ̃.dɨ/

[ɐ.lɨˈʃɐ̃.dɾɨ | u ˈɣɾɐ̃.dɨ]

Alexander the Great (the king of Macedonia)


Floresta Negra

Black Forest (a forest and mountain range in Germany)


Fundo Monetário Internacional

International Monetary Fund
International Monetary Fund


Eco

(Greek mythology) Echo (Oread able to only mimic the voice of others)


Cárpatos

Carpathians (a mountain range in Central Europe)


Cesareia

Borrowed from Latin Caesarea, displacing native Cesaira.

(historical) Caesarea (an ancient city in Cappadocia, Roman Empire; modern Kayseri)

(historical) Caesarea (an ancient city in the Levant, in modern Israel)

Caesarea (a modern town in north-central Israel)


Grande Muralha

Great Wall of China (Chinese fortification)


Dakota do Norte

Dacota do Norte
Dacota do Norte#Portuguese


Castela e Leão

[kaʃˈtɛ.lɐ i leˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Castile and León
Castile and León#English

autonomous community
autonomous community

Castile and León (an autonomous community of Spain)


Grande Prêmio

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Grande Prémio.


Grande Londres

Greater London (a metropolis in England)


Cruz Vermelha

/ˈkɾuʒ bɨɾˈme.ʎɐ/

[ˈkɾuʒ βɨɾˈme.ʎɐ]

/ˈkɾuʒ vɨɾˈme.ʎɐ/

/ˈkɾuʒ vɨɾˈme.ʎɐ/

Red Cross (international humanitarian organisation)


Golfo de Bengala

Bay of Bengal (a gulf of the Indian Ocean)


Golfo de Bótnia

Gulf of Bothnia (a gulf of the Baltic Sea)


Golfo Persa

Persian Gulf (a gulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula)


Grande Salto Adiante

Great Leap Forward (economic and social plan of the People’s Republic of China)


Cidade do México

Mexico City (the capital city of Mexico)


Guerra Fria

Cold War (a period of history from 1945-1991)


Calipso

Borrowed from Latin Calypsō, from Ancient Greek Καλυψώ (Kalupsṓ).


Daguestão

/dɐ.ɡɛʃˈtɐ̃w̃/

[dɐ.ɣɛʃˈtɐ̃w̃]


Caetano

Learned borrowing from Latin Caiētānus (“inhabitant of Gaeta”), re-Latinized from Italian Gaetano, name of a saint. Compare Sicilian Caitanu.

lbor

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Cajetan


Dênis

a male given name, equivalent to English Dennis


Cícero

a male given name, equivalent to English Cicero


Carcóvia

[kɐɾˈkɔ.βjɐ]

Borrowed from Russian Харьков (Xarʹkov). Doublet of Carquive, borrowed from Ukrainian.

Kharkiv (a city, the administrative center of Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine)


Apocalipse

(religion) Apocalypse (revelation given by God to a prophet)


Cristo Redentor

Christ the Redeemer (the Brazilian statue)


Grande Prémio

Grand Prix (any of several international races, especially one of a series for Formula One racing cars)


Carolina do Sul

South Carolina (a state of the United States)


Corno de África

Horn of Africa (a peninsula in East Africa)


Cochinchina

From Cochim + China, to distinguish from the Indian town of Cochin. Compare Spanish Cochinchina and Spanish Conchinchina (“placeholder for a remote, distant, or boring place”).

cog

Cochin China (a historical region in Indochina)

Timbuktu (placeholder for a remote, distant, or boring place)


Advento

(Christianity) Advent (season before Christmas)


Hiderabade

Hyderabad (the capital and largest city of Telangana, India, and de-jure capital of Andhra Pradesh)


Coreia

Coreia do Norte
Coreia do Norte#Portuguese


Estado de Israel

State of Israel (official name of Israel)


Grande Polónia

Greater Poland (a historical region in Poland)


Carolina do Norte

North Carolina (a state of the United States)


Iaroslavl

Yaroslavl (a city, the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia)


Holandês Voador

(nautical folklore) Flying Dutchman (mythical ghostly ship)


Império Romano

(historical) Roman Empire (empire centred in Italy that existed between 27 BCE and 476 CE)


Império Otomano

Ottoman Empire (empire existing from 1299 to 1923, centred in Turkey)


Antioquia

Antioch on the Orontes
Antioch on the Orontes#English

Antioch, Antioch on the Orontes (ancient Greek city on the Orontes River, in modern Turkey)


Ilhas Pitcairn

Pitcairn Islands
Pitcairn Islands#English

Pitcairn Islands (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the southern Pacific Ocean)


Ienissei

Borrowed from Russian Енисе́й (Jeniséj).


Copenhaga

Copenhagen (the capital city of Denmark)


Constantino

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Constantine


Ilhas Shetland

Shetland Islands
Shetland Islands#English

Shetland Islands (an archipelago and council area of Scotland, in the Atlantic Ocean)


Freiburg im Breisgau

Freiburg (a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany)


Eufémia

a female given name, equivalent to English Euphemia


Eunómia

(Greek mythology) Eunomia (goddess of law)


Hermafrodito

(Greek mythology) Hermaphroditus (Greek god)


Ilhas Curilas

Kuril Islands (an archipelago and disputed territory of Russia and Japan in the Pacific Ocean)


Colúmbia Britânica

British Columbia
British Columbia#English


Borgonha

[boɦˈɡõ.j̃ɐ]

[boɦˈɡõ.j̃ɐ]

[boɾˈɡõ.j̃ɐ]

[boʁˈɡõ.j̃ɐ]

administrative region
administrative region

Burgundy (a region and former administrative region of France; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté)

Burgundy (An early-medieval kingdom and later former duchy in France and the Netherlands)


Hesíodo

From Latin Hēsiodus, from Ancient Greek Ἡσίοδος (Hēsíodos).


Império Bizantino

Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire#English

(history) Byzantine Empire (a mediaeval empire centred in Constantinople)


Frígia

(historical) Phrygia (an ancient kingdom in Asia Minor)


Ilha Christmas

Christmas Island
Christmas Island#English

the Indian Ocean
the Indian Ocean#English

Christmas Island (an island and territory of Australia in the Indian Ocean)


Issacar

(biblical) Issachar (ninth son of Jacob)


Hanôver

From German Hanover, meaning "on the higher ridge," from Middle Low German hoch (“high”) (from Old Saxon hoh) + over (“edge, shore”).

Hanover (a city, the state capital of Lower Saxony, Germany)


Isérnia

Isernia (a town and province of Molise, Italy)


Aladim

Borrowed from Arabic عَلَاءُ الدِّين (ʕalāʔu d-dīn).

bor

عَلَاءُ الدِّين

Arabic عَلَاءُ الدِّين (ʕalāʔu d-dīn)

(Arabian folklore) Aladdin (young man who finds a lamp with a genie)


Barba Azul

(French folklore) Bluebeard (nobleman who murders his wives)


Anastácia

a female given name, equivalent to English Anastasia


Jammu e Caxemira

Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir#English

Jammu and Kashmir (a territory of India)


Jordão

Jordan (a river in Western Asia, in the Middle East, that empties into the Dead Sea, flowing through Israel, the Golan Heights, the West Bank and Jordan)


Cirilo

Borrowed from Late Latin Cȳrillus, from Ancient Greek Κύριλλος (Kúrillos).

a male given name, equivalent to English Cyril


Cirilo

a surname transferred from the given name


Eixo

(historical) Axis Powers (an alliance during the second world war)


Iémen do Sul

South Yemen (a former country in the Middle East, Asia)


Hidra de Lerna

(Greek mythology) Hydra (mythical serpent)


Juízo Final

(Christianity) Last Judgment (the second coming of Jesus and the end of life on Earth)


Dublim

Borrowed from English Dublin, from Old Irish dubh linn (“black pond”).


Domínica

Dominica (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Etrúria

(historical) Etruria (a historical region in central Italy, the land of the Etruscans)


Konigsberg

(historical) Königsberg (former name of Kaliningrado)


Dácia

Dacia (an ancient kingdom and province of the Roman Empire; modern Romania and Moldova)


Faroé

Faroe Islands (an archipelago and autonomous territory of Denmark in the north Atlantic)


Dresdem

[ˈdɾɛz.dẽɪ̯̃]

[ˈdɾɛz.dẽɪ̯̃]

/ˈdɾɛʒ.dẽj̃/

[ˈdɾɛʒ.dẽɪ̯̃]

/ˈdɾɛʒ.dɐ̃j̃/

[ˈdɾɛʒ.ðɐ̃j̃]

Dresden (a city, the state capital of Saxony, Germany)


Delfos

Delphi (a modern town in Phocis, Greece, near the sanctuary)


Graça

a female given name, equivalent to English Grace


Demétrio

Borrowed from Latin Dēmētrius, from Ancient Greek Δημήτριος (Dēmḗtrios).

a male given name, equivalent to English Demetrius


Dia das Mães

[ˈd͡ʒi.ɐ daz ˈmɐ̃ɪ̯̃s]

[ˈd͡ʒi.ɐ daz ˈmɐ̃ɪ̯̃s]

/ˈd͡ʒi.ɐ daʒ ˈmɐ̃j̃ʃ/

[ˈd͡ʒi.ɐ daʒ ˈmɐ̃ɪ̯̃ʃ]

/ˈdi.ɐ dɐʒ ˈmɐ̃j̃ʃ/

[ˈdi.ɐ ðɐʒ ˈmɐ̃j̃ʃ]

Mother's Day (a day in honour of mothers)


Gália

Gaul (a historical region in Europe; modern France and Belgium)


Florença

Florence (a city and province of Tuscany, Italy)


Ilhas Cayman

[ˈi.ʎɐs kaɪ̯ˈmɐ̃]

[ˈi.ʎɐs kaɪ̯ˈmɐ̃]

[ˈi.ʎɐʃ kaɪ̯ˈmɐ̃]

Cayman Islands (three islands constituting an overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean Sea)


Elísio

Borrowed from Latin Ēlysium, from Ancient Greek Ἠλύσιον (Ēlúsion).

(Greek mythology) Elysium (home of the blessed after death)


Flandres

/ˈflɐ̃.dɾɨʃ/

Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman Empire#English

Flanders (a county of the Holy Roman Empire)


Dia das Bruxas

/ˈd͡ʒi.ɐ daʒ ˈbɾu.ʃɐʃ/

/ˈdi.ɐ dɐʒ ˈbɾu.ʃɐʃ/

[ˈdi.ɐ ðɐʒ ˈβɾu.ʃɐʃ]

Coordinate term: Véspera de Todos os Santos


Guame

Alternative form of Guam; an island and overseas territory of the United States in Micronesia


Confúcio

Borrowed from New Latin Cōnfucius, from Mandarin 孔夫子 (Kǒng Fūzǐ).


Florência

a female given name, equivalent to English Florence


Febe

Borrowed from Latin Phoēbē, from Ancient Greek Φοίβη (Phoíbē).

(Greek mythology) Phoebe (Titan associated with the moon)

(biblical) Phoebe (deacon mentioned in the Epistle to the Romans)


Eurásia

Eurasia (a supercontinent consisting of Europe and Asia)


Elisabete

From Old Galician-Portuguese Elisabet, from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), from Hebrew אלישבע.

der

Hebrew אלישבע

a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Elizabeth


Enguerrando

/ẽ.ɡɨˈʁɐ̃.du/

A male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Ingram


Festo

Borrowed from Latin Phaestum, from Ancient Greek Φαῖστος (Phaîstos).

Phaistos (an ancient city on the island of Crete, Greece)


Estugarda

Stuttgart (the capital and largest city of Baden-Württemberg, Germany)


Lei de Murphy

Murphy's law (adage which states that if anything can go wrong it will)


Cântico dos Cânticos

(biblical) Song of Solomon (book of the Bible)


Estanislau

a male given name from the Slavic languages, equivalent to English Stanislaus


Eustácio

a male given name, variant of Eustáquio, equivalent to English Eustace


Guálter

a male given name, equivalent to English Walter


Léia

(Brazilian Portuguese spelling) Pre-reform spelling (until 1990) of Leia.


Lobo Mau

Big Bad Wolf (any fictional evil wolf that appears in fairy tales or fables)


Lemberga

Lviv, Lvov (a city and municipality, the administrative center of Lviv Oblast, Ukraine)


Déli

Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)


Cleópatra

a female given name, equivalent to English Cleopatra


Geena

Borrowed from Latin gehenna, from Ancient Greek γέεννᾰ (géenna), from Hebrew גֵּי הִנֹּם.

Hebrew גֵּי הִנֹּם

(Judaism, Christianity) Gehenna (one of various hells)

(biblical) Gehenna (a valley in Israel, where apostates sacrificed their children)


Lugar Nenhum

(idiomatic) middle of nowhere (remote place; a place lacking population, interesting things or defining characteristics)


Bósforo

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Bosphorus, from Ancient Greek Βόσπορος (Bósporos).

Bosphorus (a strait in Turkey, separating Asia from Europe)


Ialta

Yalta (a city in Crimea, internationally recognized as part of Ukraine but de facto in Russia)


Filipa

a female given name, equivalent to English Philippa


Gervásio

a male given name, equivalent to English Gervase


Ivã

a male given name, variant of Ivan, equivalent to English Ivan


Helsínquia

European Portuguese standard form of Helsinque.


Antilhas Neerlandesas

/ɐ̃ˈti.ʎɐʒ njɛɾ.lɐ̃ˈde.zɐʃ/

Netherlands Antilles
Netherlands Antilles#English

the Caribbean Sea
the Caribbean Sea#English

Netherlands Antilles (a former autonomous territory of the Netherlands in the Caribbean Sea)


Esfinge

Borrowed from Latin Sphynx, from Ancient Greek Σφίγξ (Sphínx).

(Greek mythology) Sphinx (creature with the body of a lion and head of a human)


Lutécia

Lutetia (an ancient town in Gaul, Roman Empire, in modern France; modern Paris)

Lutécia (a municipality of São Paulo, Brazil)


Guilhermina

a female given name, equivalent to English Wilhelmina


Bósnia

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina#English

Bosnia (a historical region in Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Bósnia e Herzegovina
Bósnia e Herzegovina#Portuguese


Ibéria

From Latin Iberia, from Ancient Greek Ἰβηρία (Ibēría), after the river Ἴβηρος (Íbēros), which itself came from a native Celtiberian name for the river *Ibēr (modern Spanish Ebro). Cognate with Galician and Spanish Iberia, Catalan Ibèria.

Iberia (a peninsula in southwestern Europe)


Ibéria

Iberia (an ancient kingdom in the Caucasus)


Inácio

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Ignatius


Higeia

Borrowed from Latin Hygēa, Hygīa, from Ancient Greek Ὑγεία (Hugeía).

(Greek mythology) Hygiea (goddess of health, cleanliness, and sanitation)


Hidra

(Greek mythology) Hydra (seven-headed serpent slain by Hercules)

(astronomy) Hydra (one of Pluto's moons)


Estêvão

[iʃˈte.vɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[eʃˈte.vɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From Old Galician-Portuguese Estevão, from Latin Stephanus, from Ancient Greek Στέφανος (Stéphanos), from στέφανος (stéphanos, “crown”).

a male given name, equivalent to English Stephen

(biblical) Stephen (the first Christian martyr)


Dinis

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Denis, from Old French Denis, from Latin Dionȳsius, from Ancient Greek Διονύσιος (Dionúsios).

inh+

a male given name, equivalent to English Dennis


Ixião

[i.ʃɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Greek mythology) Ixion (king of Lapiths)


Federação Russa

/fɨ.dɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃ ˈʁu.sɐ/

[fɨ.ðɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃ ˈʁu.sɐ]

Russian Federation (alternative formal name of Russia)


Isaque

(biblical) Isaac (son of Abraham and Sarah)

a male given name, equivalent to English Isaac


Génesis

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis, “creation, beginning, origin”). Doublet of génese.

lbor

(biblical) Genesis (the book of the Bible)


Henriqueta

a female given name, equivalent to English Henrietta


Galileia

From Old Galician-Portuguese Galilea, borrowed from Latin Galīlaea, from Ancient Greek Γᾰλῑλαίᾱ (Galīlaíā), from Hebrew גּלילה.

der

Hebrew גּלילה

Galilee (a traditional region in northern Israel)


Filadélfia

Philadelphia (a large city in Pennsylvania, United States)

Filadélfia (a municipality of Bahia, Brazil)


Híades

(Greek mythology) Hyades (daughters of Atlas)


Arcádia

Borrowed from Latin Arcadia, from Ancient Greek Ἀρκαδία (Arkadía).

Arcadia (a regional unit of Peloponnese, Greece)


Lapónia

Lapland (a traditional region in northern Scandinavia)


Cristóvão

[kɾisˈtɔ.vɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[kɾisˈtɔ.vɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[kɾiʃˈtɔ.vɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[kɾiʃˈtɔ.βɐ̃w̃]

Inherited from Latin Chrīstophanus, variant of Chrīstophorus, from Ancient Greek Χριστόφορος (Khristóphoros). Doublet of Cristóforo and Christopher.

a male given name, equivalent to English Christopher


Jeová

Borrowed from Latin Iehova, from Hebrew יהוה.

(religion) Jehovah (name of God in the Hebrew scriptures)


Himeneu

Borrowed from Latin Hymenaeus, from Ancient Greek Ὑμέναιος (Huménaios).

(Greek mythology) Hymen (god of marriage)


Capadócia

Cappadocia (a historical region and province of the Roman Empire in central Anatolia)


Jacó

Hunsrik: Schakoh

From Late Latin Iācōbus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ, literally “he will/shall heel”), from עָקֵב (ʿāqēḇ, “heel”).

(biblical) Jacob (one of the sons of Isaac and Rebecca)

a male given name, equivalent to English Jacob


Córdova

[ˈkɔɾ.ðu.βɐ]

Córdoba, Cordova (a province of Andalusia, Spain)

Córdoba, Cordova (a city, the provincial capital of Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain)


Córdova

[ˈkɔɾ.ðu.βɐ]


Julião

[ʒu.lɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ʒuˈljɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

a male given name, equivalent to English Julian


Gregório

[ɡɾeˈɡɔ.ɾɪ.u]

/ɡɾeˈɡɔ.ɾju/

[ɡɾeˈɡɔ.ɾɪ.u]

/ɡɾeˈɡɔ.ɾju/

[ɡɾeˈɡɔ.ɾɪ.o]

/ɡɾeˈɡɔ.ɾjo/

/ɡɾɨˈɡɔ.ɾju/

[ɡɾɨˈɣɔ.ɾju]

Learned borrowing from Latin Gregorius, from Ancient Greek Γρηγόριος (Grēgórios), from γρήγορος (grḗgoros, “alert”).

a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Gregory


Hébridas

[ˈɛ.βɾi.ðɐʃ]

Hebrides (an archipelago off the west coast of Scotland)


Ilhas Cook

Cook Islands
Cook Islands#English:_Q26988

Cook Islands (An archipelago and self-governing country in Oceania, in free association with New Zealand)


Ilhas Virgens Americanas

[ˈi.ʎɐʒ ˈviʁ.ʒẽɪ̯̃s a.me.ɾiˈkɐ̃.nɐʃ]

/ˈi.ʎɐʒ ˈviɾ.ʒɐ̃j̃s ɐ.mɨ.ɾiˈkɐ.nɐʃ/

United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands#English

United States Virgin Islands (a dependency of the United States, in the Caribbean Sea)


Madrasta

Chennai, Madras (the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, India)


Ilha do Natal

Christmas Island (an island and territory of Australia, in the Indian Ocean)


Gengis Khan

/ˈʒẽ.ʒis ˈkɐ̃/

/ˈʒẽ.ʒis ˈkɐ̃/

/ˈʒẽ.ʒiʃ ˈkɐ̃/


Horda Dourada

[ˈɔɾ.ðɐ ðo(w)ˈɾa.ðɐ]

[ˈɔɾ.ðɐ ðo(w)ˈɾa.ðɐ]

[ˈɔɾ.ðɐ ðowˈɾa.ðɐ]

[ˈɔɾ.ðɐ ðoˈɾa.ðɐ]

(historical) Golden Horde (northwestern part of the Mongol Empire)


Mar Amarelo

Yellow Sea (a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean)


Alexandre Magno

Alexander the Great (the king of Macedonia)


Masúria

Masuria (a traditional region in northeastern Poland)


Mar Cáspio

Caspian Sea (a landlocked sea in Central Asia)


Jacarta

Jakarta (a province and capital city of Indonesia)


Mar Branco

White Sea (a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean)


Iria

(historical) a female given name, equivalent to English Irene


Maria Madalena

(biblical) Mary Magdalene (female disciple of Jesus)


Maikop

Transliteration of Russian Майко́п (Majkóp).

translit

Maykop (the capital and largest city of Adygea, Russia)


Mar Negro

Black Sea (a sea between Europe, the Caucasus and Asia Minor)


Mar Arábico

Arabian Sea (a marginal sea of the Indian Ocean)


Iorque

Borrowed from English York. Doublet of Évora.

York (a city in North Yorkshire, England)


Mar do Caribe

Caribbean Sea (a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, between North and South America)


Mar da China Meridional

South China Sea (a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean)


Emília-Romanha

Emilia-Romagna (an administrative region of northern Italy)


Kaliningrado

Kaliningrad (a city, the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia)


Kaliningrado

Kaliningrad (an exclave oblast of Russia)


Mar Mediterrâneo

Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean Sea#English

Mediterranean Sea (a sea between Europe and Africa)


Estreito de Gibraltar

Strait of Gibraltar
Strait of Gibraltar#English

Strait of Gibraltar (a strait between Spain and Morocco)


Mar do Norte

North Sea (a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located between eastern Britain and mainland Europe)


Mar de Aral

Aral Sea (a saline lake straddling the Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan border)


Mar da Irlanda

Irish Sea (a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, between Great Britain and Ireland)


Ilhas Canárias

/ˈi.ʎɐʃ kɐˈna.ɾjɐʃ/

autonomous community
autonomous community

Canary Islands (an archipelago and autonomous community of Spain, in the Atlantic Ocean)


Júlio

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Julius


Ilhas Britânicas

British Isles (an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, off the northwast coast of Europe)


Hércules

Learned borrowing from Latin Herculēs, from Ancient Greek Ἡρακλῆς (Hēraklês).

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Hercules (Greek demigod and hero)


Hipnos

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὕπνος (Húpnos).


Emília

a female given name, equivalent to English Emily

Holonym: Emília-Romanha


Igreja Ortodoxa

[iˈɣɾɐ(j).ʒɐ ɔɾ.tɔˈðɔ.ksɐ]

[iˈɣɾɐ(j).ʒɐ ɔɾ.tɔˈðɔ.ksɐ]

/iˈɡɾe.ʒɐ ɔɾ.tɔˈdɔ.ksɐ/

[iˈɣɾe.ʒɐ ɔɾ.tɔˈðɔ.ksɐ]

/iˈɡɾe.ʒɐ ɔɾ.tɔˈdɔ.ksɐ/

[iˈɣɾe.ʒɐ ɔɾ.tɔˈðɔ.ksɐ]

/iˈɡɾe.ʒɐ ɔɾ.tɔˈdɔ.ksɐ/

[iˈɣɾe.ʒɐ ɔɾ.tɔˈðɔ.ksɐ]

Orthodox Church (the Eastern body of Christendom)


Justino

a male given name, equivalent to English Justin


Monte Everest

Monte Evereste
Monte Evereste#Portuguese


Ilha de Páscoa

Easter Island (an island and province of Chile in the Pacific Ocean)


Joanesburgo

[ʒwɐ.nɨʒˈβuɾ.ɣu]

Johannesburg (a city, the provincial capital of Gauteng, South Africa)


Mar Morto

Dead Sea (a highly saline lake in Israel, Palestine and Jordan)


Mongólia Interior

Inner Mongolia (an autonomous region of China)


Menoécio

Menoetius (father of Patroclus and son of Actor)


Istambul

From Ottoman Turkish استانبول (İstanbul) (Turkish İstanbul) from Byzantine Greek εἰς τὴν Πόλιν (eis tḕn Pólin, “to the City”), which is how Constantinople was referred to by the local Greeks.

der

εἰς τὴν Πόλιν

Istanbul (the largest city and province of Turkey)


Inguchétia

/ĩ.ɡuˈʃɛ.t͡ʃi.ɐ/

[ĩ.ɡuˈʃɛ.t͡ʃɪ.ɐ]

/ĩ.ɡuˈʃɛ.t͡ʃjɐ/

/ĩ.ɡuˈʃɛ.t͡ʃi.ɐ/

[ĩ.ɡuˈʃɛ.t͡ʃɪ.ɐ]

/ĩ.ɡuˈʃɛ.t͡ʃjɐ/

[ĩ.ɡuˈʃɛ.t͡ʃɪ.a]

Borrowed from Russian Ингушетия (Ingušetija).


Mesolítico

(archaeology) Mesolithic (period that lasted between 10000 and 3000 BCE)


João e Maria

[ʒoˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃ i maˈɾi.ɐ]

[ʒoˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃ i maˈɾi.ɐ]

[ʒoˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃ e maˈɾi.a]

/ˈʒwɐ̃w̃ i mɐˈɾi.ɐ/

(European folklore) Hansel and Gretel (the fairy tale about two children who are almost eaten by a witch)


Jogos Olímpicos

Olympic Games (modern and Ancient Greek sporting event)


E.U.A.

Initialism of Estados Unidos da América (“United States of America”).


Duarte

a male given name, equivalent to English Edward


Checoslováquia

Slovakia and the Czech Republic
Slovakia and the Czech Republic#English

(historical) Czechoslovakia (a former country in Central Europe; modern Slovakia and the Czech Republic)


Fórmula 1

Formula One (discipline in motor racing)


Comunidade da Austrália

Commonwealth of Australia
Commonwealth of Australia#English

Commonwealth of Australia (official name of Australia)


Lucrécio

a male given name, equivalent to English Lucretius


Leucótea

(Greek mythology) Leukothea (minor sea goddess)


Jericó

Borrowed from Latin Jerīchō, from Ancient Greek Ἰεριχώ (Ierikhṓ), from Hebrew יְרִיחוֹ.

der

Hebrew יְרִיחוֹ


Madagáscar

Madagascar (an island and country off the east coast of Africa)


Leonel

a male given name, equivalent to English Lionel


Internet das coisas

[ĩ.tɛɾˈnɛt ðɐʃ ˈkoj.zɐʃ]

Internet of Things (proposed Internet-like structure connecting everyday physical objects)


Madri

Community of Madrid
Community of Madrid#English

Madrid, Community of Madrid (an autonomous community of Spain)

Madrid (a province of the Community of Madrid, Spain)


Muralha de Adriano

Hadrian's Wall (Roman fortification in Northern England)


Morávia

Moravia (a traditional region the east of Czech Republic)


Munténia

Muntenia (a historical region in southern Romania)


Muralha da China

Great Wall of China (Chinese fortification)


Iguaçu

Iguazu (a river in southern South America)


Fábio

a male given name, equivalent to English Fabius


Lúcifer

Borrowed from Latin Lūcifer. Doublet of lucífero.

(Christianity) Lucifer (name of the Devil)


José de Arimateia

[ʒuˈzɛ ð‿ɐ.ɾi.mɐˈtɐj.ɐ]

[ʒuˈzɛ ð‿ɐ.ɾi.mɐˈtɐj.ɐ]


Novorossisk

Novorossiysk (a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia)


Fernão

[feɦˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[feɦˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[feɾˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[feʁˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[feɻˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(historical) a male given name, equivalent to English Ferdinand


Lassa

Lhasa (the capital city of the Tibet Autonomous Region, China)


Lídia

Borrowed from Latin Lȳdia, from Ancient Greek Λυδία (Ludía).

a female given name, equivalent to English Lydia

Lydia (a historical region and ancient kingdom in western Anatolia)


Ilhas Virgens Britânicas

/ˈi.ʎɐʒ ˈviʁ.ʒẽj̃ʃ bɾiˈtɐ̃.ni.kɐʃ/

[ˈi.ʎɐʒ ˈviʁ.ʒẽɪ̯̃ʃ bɾiˈtɐ̃.ni.kɐʃ]

/ˈi.ʎɐʒ ˈviɾ.ʒɐ̃j̃ʃ bɾiˈtɐ.ni.kɐʃ/

[ˈi.ʎɐʒ ˈviɾ.ʒɐ̃j̃ʃ βɾiˈtɐ.ni.kɐʃ]

/ˈi.ʎɐʒ ˈviɾ.ʒɐ̃j̃ʃ bɾiˈtɐ.ni.kɐʃ/

[ˈi.ʎɐʒ ˈviɾ.ʒɐ̃j̃ʃ βɾiˈtɐ.ni.kɐʃ]

/ˈi.ʎɐʒ ˈbiɾ.ʒɐ̃j̃ʃ bɾiˈtɐ.ni.kɐʃ/

[ˈi.ʎɐʒ ˈβiɾ.ʒɐ̃j̃ʃ βɾiˈtɐ.ni.kɐʃ]

British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands#English

British Virgin Islands (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean)


Núbia

Nubia (an ancient kingdom in the upper Nile)


Numídia

Numidia (an ancient kingdom and province of the Roman Empire in northern Africa)


Hipócrates

A male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Hippocrates, notably borne by Hippocrates of Kos, an ancient Greek physician


Listenstaine

Principado do Listenstaine
Principado do Listenstaine#Portuguese

Alternative form of Liechtenstein: Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe; official name: Principado do Listenstaine)


Lácio

administrative region
administrative region

Lazio (an administrative region of Italy, situated in the central peninsular section of the country with Rome as its capital)

(historical) Latium (a historical region of central Italy, in which the city of Rome was founded and grew to be the capital city of the Roman Empire)


Nuremberga

Nuremberg (a major city in Bavaria, Germany)


Ossétia

Ossetia (a traditional region in the Caucasus)


Níjni Novgorod

Nijni Novgorod
Nijni Novgorod#Portuguese

(rare) Alternative spelling of Nijni Novgorod


Chernobil

[ʃɛɾˈnɔ.βiɫ]

[t͡ʃɛɾˈnɔ.βiɫ]

[ʃɛɾˈnɔ.βiɫ]

[t͡ʃɛɾˈnɔ.βiɫ]

[t͡ʃɛɾˈnɔ.βiɫ]

Chernobyl (a city in Kiev Oblast, Ukraine)


Pai Nosso

Lord's Prayer (the prayer taught by Jesus Christ to his disciples)


Pedra de Roseta

Rosetta Stone (large inscribed stone found in Egypt)


Organização Mundial do Comércio

World Trade Organization
World Trade Organization


Pavão

(astronomy) Pavo (constellation of the southern sky)


Eufrósine

(Greek mythology) Euphrosyne (one of the Charites)


Pirâmide de Quéops

Great Pyramid of Giza
Great Pyramid of Giza

Great Pyramid of Giza (the largest and most famous of the Egyptian pyramids)


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Organização Internacional de Polícia Criminal f

Interpol (the International Criminal Police Organization)


Petropavlovsk

Petropavlovsk, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (a city, the administrative center of Kamchatka Krai, Russia)


Praça Vermelha

Red Square (large historical square in Moscow)


Península Balcânica

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Balkan Peninsula (a peninsula in southeastern Europe)


Península Ibérica

Iberian Peninsula
Iberian Peninsula#English

Iberian Peninsula (a peninsula in southwestern Europe)


Posnânia

Poznan (a city in the Greater Poland, Poland)


Porto Príncipe

Port-au-Prince (the capital city of Haiti)


Pomerélia

(historical) Pomerelia (a historical region within Pomerania)


Ramadão

(Islam) Ramadan (holy ninth month of Islamic lunar calendar)


Milão

Milan (a city and province, the regional capital of Lombardy, Italy)


Península de Iucatã

Yucatán (a peninsula in southeastern Mexico)


OPEP

OPEC; Acronym of Organização dos Países Exportadores de Petróleo.


Lívia

a female given name, equivalent to English Livia


Nova Hampshire

New Hampshire (a state of the United States)


Lourenço

From Old Galician-Portuguese Lourenço, from Latin Laurentius, from Laurentum (“city in Latium”).

a male given name, equivalent to English Laurence or Lawrence


Reino dos Céus

(Christianity) Kingdom of Heaven (Christian concept)


Lusitânia

Lusitania (an ancient kingdom and province of the Roman Empire in northeastern Iberia)


Isaías

From Old Galician-Portuguese Ysayas, borrowed from Latin Īsaias, Ēsaias, from Ancient Greek Ἠσαΐας (Ēsaḯas), from Hebrew יְשַׁעְיָהוּ (yəšaʿyā́hū).

der

יְשַׁעְיָהוּ

Hebrew יְשַׁעְיָהוּ (yəšaʿyā́hū)

a male given name, equivalent to English Isaiah

(biblical) Isaiah (Old Testament prophet)


República Popular do Bangladesh

República Popular do Bangladexe#Portuguese

Alternative form of República Popular do Bangladexe


RSS da Bielorrússia

Byelorussian SSR
Byelorussian SSR#English

Byelorussian SSR (a republic of the Soviet Union; modern Belarus)


República Democrática Alemã

German Democratic Republic
German Democratic Republic#English

German Democratic Republic (official name of East Germany)


Magalhães

[ma.ɡaˈʎɐ̃ɪ̯̃s]

[ma.ɡaˈʎɐ̃ɪ̯̃s]

/ma.ɡaˈʎɐ̃j̃ʃ/

[ma.ɡaˈʎɐ̃ɪ̯̃ʃ]

/mɐ.ɡɐˈʎɐ̃j̃ʃ/

[mɐ.ɣɐˈʎɐ̃j̃ʃ]

From the Celtiberian name Magal. Compare the Anglicized Magellan and Spanish Magallanes.


República da China

Republic of China
Republic of China#English

Republic of China (official name of Taiwan)


Reino Hachemita da Jordânia

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan#English

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (official name of Jordan)


RSS da Arménia

Armenian SSR (a republic of the Soviet Union; modern Armenia)


República Islâmica do Paquistão

Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Islamic Republic of Pakistan#English

Islamic Republic of Pakistan (official name of Pakistan)


República Democrática Popular da Coreia

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República Democrática Popular da Coreia f

Democratic People's Republic of Korea#English

Democratic People's Republic of Korea (official name of North Korea)


Sacalina

Sakhalin (an island of Russia in the North Pacific)


Petrovsk

Petrovsk, Makhachkala (a city, the regional capital of Dagestan, Russia)


Matusalém

From Latin Mathusalam, from Ancient Greek Μαθουσάλα (Mathousála), from Biblical Hebrew מְתוּשֶׁלַח (Məṯûšélaḥ).

(biblical) Methuselah (Biblical character having reportedly lived 969 years)


Roma Antiga

Ancient Rome (an ancient civilisation centred in the city of Rome)


República Árabe Síria

Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic#English

Syrian Arab Republic (official name of Syria)


Riazan

Ryazan (a city, the administrative center of Ryazan Oblast, Russia)


Magrebe

Maghreb (a traditional region in northwestern Africa)


Rife

Borrowed from Arabic الرِّيف (ar-rīf). Doublet of arrife and Arrife.

Rif (a traditional region in northern Morocco)


Pessach

(Judaism) Passover; Pesach (eight-day Jewish festival)


República Socialista Federativa da Jugoslávia f

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia#English

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (a former country in Europe, official name of Yugoslavia)

República Socialista Federativa da Iugoslávia


Ruténia

Ruthenia, Rus (a historical region in Eastern Europe)


Noémia

Noémias (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Naomi

(biblical) Naomi (mother-in-law of Ruth)


Eurovisão

[eʊ̯.ɾo.viˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


Sacro Império Romano-Germânico

Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman Empire#English

Holy Roman Empire (a medieval and early-modern empire centred in Germany)


Margarida

/mɐɾ.ɡɐˈɾi.dɐ/

[mɐɾ.ɣɐˈɾi.ðɐ]

a female given name, equivalent to English Margaret


Sírio

(astronomy) Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major)


Sinquião

Xinjiang (an autonomous region of China)


Micronésia

Micronesia (a geographical region of Oceania)

Micronesia (A country consisting of about 2000 islands in Oceania)


Rostov-sobre-o-Don

Calque of Russian Росто́в-на-Дону́ (Rostóv-na-Donú).

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Росто́в-на-Дону́

Rostov-on-Don, Rostov-na-Donu (a large city, the administrative center of Rostov Oblast, in southern Russia)


Oremburgo

Orenburg (a city, the administrative center of Orenburg Oblast, Russia)


Mediterrâneo

From Mar Mediterrâneo, from the adjective mediterrâneo, from Latin mediterraneus.

Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean Sea#English

Mediterranean Sea (a sea between Europe and Africa)


Sociedade das Nações

League of Nations (international organization)


Maurícia

Mauritius (A country in the Indian Ocean, east of East Africa and Madagascar)

Mauritius (The main island of the country of Mauritius)


Idade Média

[iˈða.ðɨ ˈmɛ.ðjɐ]

(history) Middle Ages (period of Western history between circa 500 and 1500)


Sábado de Aleluia

Holy Saturday (the Saturday immediately after Good Friday)


Juscelino

a male given name, equivalent to English Jocelyn


Parténope

Borrowed from Latin Parthenopē, from Ancient Greek Παρθενόπη (Parthenópē).

(Greek mythology) Parthenope (one of the Sirens)


Mar de Bering

/ˈmaɾ dɨ ˈbɛ.ɾĩɡ/

[ˈmaɾ ðɨ ˈβɛ.ɾĩɡ]

/ˈmaɾ dɨ ˈbɛ.ɾĩɡ/

[ˈmaɾ ðɨ ˈβɛ.ɾĩɡ]

[ˈma.ɾi ðɨ ˈβɛ.ɾĩɡ]

Bering Sea (a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean, located between Russia and Alaska)


Némesis

(Greek mythology) Nemesis (goddess of vengeance)


São Petersburgo

Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg#English

Saint Petersburg (a federal city of Russia), and former capital (1732–1918).


Pendjab Ocidental

West Punjab (a former province of Pakistan)


Silésia

Silesia (a historical region in Central Europe, shared between the Czech Republic and Poland)


Proteu

(astronomy) Proteus (sixth moon of Neptune)


São Pedro e Miquelon

Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Pierre and Miquelon#English

Saint Pierre and Miquelon (an overseas territory of France)


Nova Caledónia

[ˈnɔ.βɐ kɐ.lɨˈðɔ.njɐ]

New Caledonia (an archipelago and overseas territory of France in Oceania)


Martinho

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Martinho, from Latin Martīnus. Doublet of Martim.

inh+

a male given name, equivalent to English Martin


Nanquim

Nanjing (a major city, the provincial capital of Jiangsu, China)


Ilhas Andamã

/ˈi.ʎɐz ɐ̃.dɐˈmɐ̃/

the Bay of Bengal
the Bay of Bengal#English

Andaman Islands (an archipelago belonging to India in the Bay of Bengal)


Olavo

a male given name, equivalent to English Olaf


Titogrado

Titograd, Podgorica (the capital city of Montenegro)


Terceiro Reich

(historical) Third Reich (Germany under the Nazi regime)


Natã

Borrowed from Latin Nathan, from Hebrew נָתָן.

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Nathan

(biblical) Nathan (an Old Testament prophet)


Termópilas

Thermopylae (a narrow pass in eastern Greece, better known as the site of a major ancient battle)


Território do Norte

Northern Territory
Northern Territory#English

Northern Territory (a territory in northern Australia)


Tiumen

Tyumen (a city, the administrative center of Tyumen Oblast, Russia)


Território da Capital Australiana

Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory#English

Australian Capital Territory (a territory of Australia)


Torre CN

CN Tower (the tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada)


Mântua

Mantua (a province and city in Lombardy, Italy)


Torre de Pisa

Leaning Tower of Pisa
Leaning Tower of Pisa


Piton

(Greek mythology) Python (the earth-dragon of Delphi)


Malaquias

Borrowed from Latin Malachias, from Ancient Greek Μαλαχίας (Malakhías), from Hebrew מַלְאָכִי.

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Hebrew מַלְאָכִי

(biblical) Malachi (book of the Old Testament)

(rare) a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Malachy


Transcaucásia

Transcaucasia, South Caucasus (the southern part of the Caucasus)


Turquestão

(historical) Turkestan (a historical region in Central Asia)


Tessalónica

Central Macedonia
Central Macedonia#English

Thessaloniki, Salonica (a city and regional unit, the regional capital of Central Macedonia, Greece)


Torres Gémeas

Twin Towers (the two main buildings of the World Trade Center)


Pangim

Panaji (a city, the state capital of Goa, India)


Rus de Kiev

(historical) Kievan Rus (a mediaeval principality in Eastern Europe)


Rode

(Greek mythology) Rhode (the oldest Oceanid)


Tarento

Taranto (a city and province of Apulia, Italy)


Terra Santa

Holy Land (the region where most Biblical events took place)


Napoleão

a male given name, equivalent to English Napoleon


Inquisição

Inquisition (tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church created to investigate heresy)


Marianas do Norte

[mɐˈɾjɐ.nɐʒ ðu ˈnɔɾ.tɨ]

[mɐˈɾjɐ.nɐʒ ðu ˈnɔɾ.tɨ]

Northern Marianas
Northern Marianas#English

Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands#English

Northern Marianas, Northern Mariana Islands (an archipelago and dependent territory of the United States in the Pacific Ocean)


Miqueias

Borrowed from Latin Michaeas, from Ancient Greek Μιχαίας (Mikhaías), from Hebrew מִיכָיָה. Doublet of Micaías.

Hebrew מִיכָיָה

(biblical) Micah (the book of the Bible)

(rare) a male or female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Micah


Tcherkesk

Cherkessk (a city, the regional capital of Karachay-Cherkess, Russia)


Valáquia

Wallachia (a subregion and former principality in Romania)


Ulianovsk

Ulyanovsk (a city, the administrative center of Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia)


Psiquê

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Psyche (personification of the soul)


Ofélia

a female given name, equivalent to English Ophelia


Patagónia

Patagonia (a geographical region and desert in southern South America)


Frederico

Borrowed from Latin Friderīcus, from Proto-Germanic *Friþurīks.

a male given name, equivalent to English Frederick


Láquesis

(Greek mythology) Lachesis (one of the Fates)


Jápeto

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰαπετός (Iapetós).

bor+

(astronomy) Iapetus (the moon of Saturn)


Neerlândia

Kingdom of the Netherlands
Kingdom of the Netherlands#English

constituent countries
constituent country

Netherlands (The main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium)

Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe, consisting of four constituent countries: the Netherlands per se, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten)


Vale do Silício

Silicon Valley (region in the San Francisco Bay Area with a high-tech industries)


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União das Repúblicas Socialistas Soviéticas f

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics#English

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (a former country in Europe and Asia)


Nova Guiné

[ˈnɔ.βɐ ɣiˈnɛ]

New Guinea (an island in the Pacific Ocean, north of Australia)


Volgogrado

Volgograd (a city, the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia)


Príapo

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πρίαπος (Príapos).

(Greek mythology) Priapus (god of procreation)


Otávio

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Octavius


República da Arménia

Republic of Armenia (official name of Armenia)


Plínio

a male given name, equivalent to English Pliny


Mário

Learned borrowing from Latin Marius. By folk etymology seen as a masculine form of Maria.

a male given name, equivalent to English Mario or Marius


Perúgia

Perugia (a city and province of Umbria, Italy)


Sebastopol

Sevastopol (a port city in Crimea, internationally recognized as part of Ukraine but de facto in Russia)


Módena

Modena (a city and province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy)


Reia

(Greek mythology) Rhea (a titan, daughter of Uranus and Gaia)


Zona Euro

(European Union) Eurozone (those European Union members whose official currency is the Euro)


Pangeia

[pɐ̃ˈʒɛɪ̯.ɐ]

[pɐ̃ˈʒɛɪ̯.ɐ]

[pɐ̃ˈʒɛɪ̯.a]

Pangaea (a supercontinent that existed prior to Triassic)


Urim e Tumim

Urim and Thummim (sacred device used for casting lots)


Pólux

(astronomy) Pollux (a star in the constellation Gemini)


Pólux

(Greek mythology) Pollux (one of the Dioscuri)


Péricles

From Latin Periclēs, from Ancient Greek Περικλῆς (Periklês, “far-famed”).


República da Letónia

Republic of Latvia
Republic of Latvia#English

Republic of Latvia (official name of Latvia)


Júlia

a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Julia


Jutlândia

[ʒuˈtlɐ̃.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

[ʒuˈtlɐ̃.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

Jutland (a peninsula in the Baltic Sea, part of Denmark and Germany)


Placência

Piacenza (a city and province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy)


Vladimiro

a male given name, equivalent to English Vladimir


Triângulo das Bermudas

Bermuda Triangle
Bermuda Triangle#English

Bermuda Triangle (area in the Atlantic Ocean)


Satã

From Latin Satān, from Ancient Greek Σατάν (Satán), from Hebrew שָׂטָן.

Hebrew שָׂטָן


Ordem dos Cavaleiros Teutónicos

/ˈɔɾ.dɐ̃j̃ duʃ kɐ.vɐˈlɐj.ɾuʃ tewˈtɔ.ni.kuʃ/

[ˈɔɾ.ðɐ̃j̃ duʃ kɐ.vɐˈlɐj.ɾuʃ tewˈtɔ.ni.kuʃ]

/ˈɔɾ.dɐ̃j̃ duʃ kɐ.bɐˈlej.ɾuʃ tewˈtɔ.ni.kuʃ/

[ˈɔɾ.ðɐ̃j̃ duʃ kɐ.βɐˈlej.ɾuʃ tewˈtɔ.ni.kuʃ]

/ˈɔɾ.dɐ̃j̃ duʃ kɐ.vɐˈlej.ɾuʃ tewˈtɔ.ni.kuʃ/

[ˈɔɾ.ðɐ̃j̃ duʃ kɐ.vɐˈlej.ɾuʃ tewˈtɔ.ni.kuʃ]

/ˈɔɾ.dɐ̃j̃ duʃ kɐ.vɐˈle.ɾuʃ tewˈtɔ.ni.kuʃ/

[ˈɔɾ.ðɐ̃j̃ duʃ kɐ.vɐˈle.ɾuʃ tewˈtɔ.ni.kuʃ]

Teutonic Knights (a mediaeval religious and military order from Germany)


Olivério

Learned borrowing from Latin Oliverius, latinised form of a Germanic name. See English Oliver and Olaf.

a male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Oliver


Polímnia

Borrowed from Latin Polymnia, Polyhymnia, from Ancient Greek Πολυμνία (Polumnía).

(Greek mythology) Polyhymnia (muse of sacred music)


Priscila

(biblical) Priscilla (early Christian woman)

a female given name, equivalent to English Priscilla


Páris

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Paris, borrowed from Latin Paris, from Ancient Greek Πάρις (Páris).


Madride

From Old Galician-Portuguese Madride, of uncertain origin.

Community of Madrid
Community of Madrid#English

autonomous community
autonomous community

Madrid, Community of Madrid (an autonomous community of Spain)

Madrid (a province of the Community of Madrid, Spain)


Salomão

From Old Galician-Portuguese Salomon, from Latin Salomon, from Ancient Greek Σολομών (Solomṓn), Σαλομών (Salomṓn), from Hebrew שְׁלֹמֹה.

der

Hebrew שְׁלֹמֹה

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Solomon


Nova Jérsei

[ˈnɔ.vɐ ˈʒɛɾ.seɪ̯]

[ˈnɔ.vɐ ˈʒɛχ.seɪ̯]

/ˈnɔ.vɐ ˈʒɛɾ.sɐj/

/ˈnɔ.vɐ ˈʒɛɾ.sɐj/

[ˈnɔ.βɐ ˈʒɛɾ.sej]

New Jersey (a state of the United States)


Romantismo

(historiography, art, philosophy) Romanticism (18th century artistic and intellectual movement)


Pompeia

Pompeii (an ancient city in the Roman Empire, in modern Italy)

Pompeia (a municipality of São Paulo, Brazil)


Nova Escócia

From nova (feminine of novo (“new”)) + Escócia (“Scotland”); calque of Latin Nova Scotia.

af

feminine of <i class="Latn mention" lang="pt">novo</i> (“new”)


Polegarzinha

Thumbelina (thumb-sized girl in a fairy tale)


Pensilvânia

Pennsylvania (a state of the United States)


Rogério

[χoˈʒɛ.ɾɪ.u]

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Rogerius, from Old French Rogier, from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþigaizaz.

lbor

a male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Roger


Taís

From Ancient Greek Θαΐς (Thaḯs), related to θαυμάζω (thaumázō, “to admire”). Became known as the name of the mistress of Alexander the Great.

a female given name, equivalent to English Thais


Pádua

From Vulgar Latin Patava, Pataua, ultimately from Latin Patavium, the Roman name.

Padua (a city and province of Veneto, Italy)


Nebrasca

[nɨˈβɾaʃ.kɐ]


Quirguizistão

Synonym of Quirguistão: Kyrgyzstan (a country in Central Asia, bordering on Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and China)


Ontário

Ontario (a lake between Ontario province and New York State)

Ontario (a city in California, United States)

Ontario (a town in Oregon, United States)


Leópolis

English: Leopolis

Lviv (a city and municipality, the administrative center of Lviv Oblast, Ukraine)


Renânia

Borrowed from French Rhénanie, corresponding to renano + -ia.

Rhineland (a traditional region in Germany, the land on both sides of the river Rhine)


Renascença

/ʁɨ.nɐʃˈsẽ.sɐ/

/ʁɨ.nɐˈʃẽ.sɐ/

(art, historiography) Renaissance (14th century revival of classical art in Europe)


Sísifo

(Greek mythology) Sisyphus (king doomed to roll a boulder up a hill in Hades)


Vienciana

(Portugal) Vientiane (the capital city of Laos)


Turim

Turin (a city and province of Piedmont, Italy)


Nova Inglaterra

/ˈnɔ.vɐ ĩ.ɡlɐˈtɛ.ʁɐ/

/ˈnɔ.vɐ ĩ.ɡlɐˈtɛ.ʁɐ/

/ˈnɔ.bɐ ĩ.ɡlɐˈtɛ.ʁɐ/

[ˈnɔ.βɐ ĩ.ɡlɐˈtɛ.ʁɐ]

New England (a traditional region in the United States)


Palas

(Greek mythology) Pallas (epithet for Athena)


Nicolau

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Nicolao, from Latin Nīcolāum, from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos).

inh+

a male given name, equivalent to English Nicholas


Voronej

Voronezh (a city, the administrative center of Voronezh Oblast, Russia)

Voronezh (a left tributary of the Don in Tambov, Lipetsk and Voronezh Oblasts, Russia)


Tchéquia

[ˈt͡ʃɛ.kɪ.ɐ]

[ˈt͡ʃɛ.kɪ.ɐ]

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Chéquia.: Czech Republic, Czechia (a country in Central Europe)


Sebastião

[se.baʃ.t͡ʃɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[se.baʃˈt͡ʃjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[sɨ.βɐʃˈtjɐ̃w̃]

a male given name, equivalent to English Sebastian


República Tcheca

República Checa
República Checa#Portuguese

Czech Republic
Czech Republic#English:_Q213

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of República Checa.: Czech Republic (a country in Central Europe)


Patrícia

Borrowed from Latin Patricia, from patricius (“noble”).

a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Patricia


Romão

From Old Galician-Portuguese romão (“Roman”), from Latin Rōmānus (“Roman”).

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Roman


Tule

Borrowed from Latin Thūlē, from Ancient Greek Θούλη (Thoúlē).

(mediaeval folklore) Thule (a mythological island in the far north)


Segóvia

Borrowed from Spanish Segovia, from Latin Segovia, from Celtiberian Segouia, from a suffixed form of Proto-Celtic *segos (“victory”).

Castile and León
Castile and León#English

Segovia (a province of Castile and León, Spain)

Segovia (a city, the provincial capital of Segovia, Spain)


Tristão

[tɾisˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[tɾisˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/tɾiʃˈtɐ̃w̃/

[tɾiʃˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/tɾiʃˈtɐ̃w̃/

a male given name, equivalent to English Tristan


Porto de Espanha

Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago#English

Port of Spain (the capital city of Trinidad and Tobago)


Terêncio

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Terence


Tânato

(Greek mythology) Thanatos (the god of death)


Torá

Torah (the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law)


Tritão

[tɾiˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(astronomy) Triton (seventh moon of Neptune)


Tritão

[tɾiˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Greek mythology) Triton (god of the sea)


RSS do Azerbaijão

Azerbaijan SSR (a republic of the Soviet Union; modern Azerbaijan)


Tália

(Greek mythology) Thalia (the muse of comedy and idyllic poetry)

(Greek mythology) Thalia (one of the three Graces)


Tânia

Та́ня Таня#Russian

a female given name from Russian Та́ня (Tánja), equivalent to English Tania


Meca

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Meca, from Arabic مَكَّة (makka).


Sexto Mandamento

(Christianity) Sixth Commandment (the divine law against murder)


Samoa Americana

American Samoa (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United States in Polynesia)


Sudão do Sul

[suˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃ du ˈsuʊ̯]

[suˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃ du ˈsuʊ̯]

[suˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃ do ˈsuʊ̯]

South Sudan (a country in East Africa, formerly the southern part of Sudan)


República do Congo

Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo#English:_Q971

Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa)


Tessália

Borrowed from Latin Thessalia, from Ancient Greek Θεσσαλία (Thessalía).


Santa Helena

Saint Helena
Saint Helena#English:_Q34497

Saint Helena (An island of volcanic origin in the South Atlantic Ocean, and an overseas territory of the United Kingdom)

A municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil


Pendjab

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پَنْجاب (Pencâb), from Persian پنجاب (panjâb), itself a calque of Sanskrit पञ्चनद (pañcanada).

bor+

Punjab (a traditional region between India and Pakistan)


Santo Graal

[ˈsɐ̃.tu ɡɾaˈaʊ̯]

[ˈsɐ̃.tu ɡɾaˈaʊ̯]

[ˈsɐ̃.to ɡɾaˈaʊ̯]

[ˈsɐ̃.tu ɣɾɐˈaɫ]

[ˈsɐ̃.tu ɣɾɐˈaɫ]

(mediaeval folklore) Holy Grail (chalice used to catch Christ’s blood)


Tartaristão

/tɐɾ.tɐ.ɾiʃˈtɐ̃w̃/

Tatarstan (a republic of eastern Russia; capital: Kazan)


República da Lituânia

Republic of Lithuania
Republic of Lithuania#English

Republic of Lithuania (official name of Lithuania)


Pitágoras

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Πῡθαγόρᾱς (Pūthagórās).

Pythagoras (Ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher)


República Francesa

French Republic (official name of France)


Silvestre

[siɫˈβɛʃ.tɾɨ]

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Sylvester


Silvestre

[siɫˈβɛʃ.tɾɨ]


Xerazade

a female given name, equivalent to English Scheherazade


Romeu e Julieta

Romeo and Juliet (the tragedy written by Shakespeare about two lovers)


República da Turquia

Republic of Turkey
Republic of Turkey#English

Republic of Turkey (official name of the country of Turkey)


Zéfiro

Borrowed from Latin Zephyrus, from Ancient Greek Ζέφυρος (Zéphuros).

(Greek mythology) Zephyr; Zephyrus (god of the west wind)


República da Coreia

Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea#English

Republic of Korea (official name of South Korea)


Urânia

[uˈɾɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ]

[uˈɾɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ]

(Greek mythology) Urania (the Muse of astronomy)


República Popular da China

People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China#English

People's Republic of China (official name of China)


Rajastão

/ʁa.ʒaʃˈtɐ̃w̃/

[χa.ʒaʃˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ʁɐ.ʒɐʃˈtɐ̃w̃/


República da Finlândia

Republic of Finland
Republic of Finland#English

Republic of Finland (official name of Finland)


Sião

From Ecclesiastical Latin Sion, from Hebrew ציון (tsiyón).


Sião

From earlier Siam, Sciam, borrowed from Thai สยาม (sà-yǎam, “Siam, historical name”), from Pali suvaṇṇabhūmi (“land of gold”) or Sanskrit श्याम (śyāma, “dark”) or Mon ရာမည (rhmañña, “stranger”), probably the same root as Shan and Assam.

(historical) Siam (the former name of Thailand)


Sião

Borrowed from French Sion, from Latin Sedunum, from the name of the Seduni tribe.

A municipality and town, the capital of Valais canton, Switzerland.


República da Índia

Republic of India
Republic of India#English

Republic of India (official name of India)


Xenófanes

/ʃɨˈnɔ.fɐ.nɨʃ/

From Ancient Greek Ξενοφάνης (Xenophánēs). The name means “of foreign appearance” and is composed of ξένος (xénos, “foreign”) + φαίνω (phaínō, “appear”).

Xenophanes (ancient Greek philosopher and a poet)


Transilvânia

[tɾɐ̃.siʊ̯ˈvɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ]

[tɾɐ̃.siʊ̯ˈvɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ]

Transylvania (a traditional region in Romania)


Três Marias

/ˈtɾeʒ mɐˈɾi.ɐʃ/

(astronomy) Orion's Belt (bright asterism)


Jogos Olímpicos de Inverno

Olympic Winter Games
Olympic Winter Games


República da Albânia

Republic of Albania
Republic of Albania#English

Republic of Albania (official name of Albania)


Nova Orleães

[ˈnɔ.vɐ oɦ.leˈɐ̃ɪ̯̃s]

[ˈnɔ.vɐ oɦ.leˈɐ̃ɪ̯̃s]

[ˈnɔ.vɐ oɾ.leˈɐ̃ɪ̯̃s]

[ˈnɔ.vɐ oʁ.leˈɐ̃ɪ̯̃ʃ]

/ˈnɔ.vɐ ɔɾˈljɐ̃j̃ʃ/

/ˈnɔ.vɐ ɔɾˈljɐ̃j̃ʃ/

/ˈnɔ.bɐ ɔɾˈljɐ̃j̃ʃ/

[ˈnɔ.βɐ ɔɾˈljɐ̃j̃ʃ]

New Orleans (a city in Louisiana, United States)


Valéria

a female given name, equivalent to English Valerie


Tétis

(Greek mythology) Thetis (the mother of Achilles)

(Greek mythology) Tethys (titan of fertile waters)


Zurique

Zürich (a city, the regional capital of Zürich canton, Switzerland)


Voivodina

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Vòjvodina/Во̀јводина

Vojvodina (an autonomous province of Serbia)


Xangai

Shanghai (a major port city and direct-administered municipality of China, the largest urban area in China)


Wallis e Futuna

Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna#English

Wallis and Futuna (an overseas territory of France in Oceania)


República Democrática do Congo

/ʁeˈpu.bli.kɐ de.moˈkɾa.t͡ʃi.kɐ du ˈkõ.ɡu/

[heˈpu.bli.kɐ de.moˈkɾa.t͡ʃi.kɐ du ˈkõ.ɡu]

[χeˈpu.bli.kɐ de.moˈkɾa.t͡ʃi.kɐ du ˈkõ.ɡu]

/ʁeˈpu.bli.ka de.moˈkɾa.t͡ʃi.ka do ˈkõ.ɡo/

[heˈpu.bli.ka de.moˈkɾa.t͡ʃi.ka do ˈkõ.ɡo]

/ʁɛˈpu.bli.kɐ dɨ.muˈkɾa.ti.kɐ du ˈkõ.ɡu/

[ʁɛˈpu.βli.kɐ ðɨ.muˈkɾa.ti.kɐ ðu ˈkõ.ɡu]

Democratic Republic of the Congo#English:_Q974

Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa)


Pérsia

Persia (an ancient empire centred in modern Iran)


São Cristóvão e Neves

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ kɾisˈtɔ.vɐ̃ʊ̯̃ i ˈnɛ.vis]

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ kɾisˈtɔ.vɐ̃ʊ̯̃ i ˈnɛ.vis]

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ kɾiʃˈtɔ.vɐ̃ʊ̯̃ i ˈnɛ.viʃ]

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ kɾisˈtɔ.vɐ̃ʊ̯̃ e ˈnɛ.ves]

/ˈsɐ̃w̃ kɾiʃˈtɔ.vɐ̃w̃ i ˈnɛ.vɨʃ/

/ˈsɐ̃w̃ kɾiʃˈtɔ.vɐ̃w̃ i ˈnɛ.vɨʃ/

/ˈsɐ̃w̃ kɾiʃˈtɔ.bɐ̃w̃ i ˈnɛ.bɨʃ/

[ˈsɐ̃w̃ kɾiʃˈtɔ.βɐ̃w̃ i ˈnɛ.βɨʃ]

Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis#English

Saint Kitts and Nevis (a country consisting of two islands in the Caribbean)


Tadeu

From Latin Thaddaeus, from Ancient Greek Θαδδαῖος (Thaddaîos), from Aramaic תַדַּי (Ṯaday), of uncertain origin.

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Thaddaeus


Platão

[plaˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Borrowed from Latin Platōnem, from Ancient Greek Πλάτων (Plátōn).

A male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Plato, notably borne by a Greek philosopher


Xiraz

[ʃiˈɾa(ɪ̯)ʃ]


São Francisco

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ fɾɐ̃ˈsis.ku]

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ fɾɐ̃ˈsis.ku]

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ fɾɐ̃ˈsiʃ.ku]

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ fɾɐ̃ˈsis.ko]


São Francisco

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ fɾɐ̃ˈsis.ku]

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ fɾɐ̃ˈsis.ku]

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ fɾɐ̃ˈsiʃ.ku]

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ fɾɐ̃ˈsis.ko]

San Francisco (a city in California, United States)

São Francisco do Sul
São Francisco do Sul#Portuguese


Olívia

a female given name, equivalent to English Olivia


Pinóquio

The Adventures of Pinocchio
w:The Adventures of Pinocchio

(fantasy) Pinocchio (wooden puppet from The Adventures of Pinocchio, whose nose becomes larger when he lies and dreams of becoming a real boy)


Torre Eiffel

[ˈto.χi eɪ̯ˈfɛʊ̯]

Vende se este importante livro, traduzido e annotado pelo Rvd. padre Senna Freitas, na Torre Eifel, á rua do Ouvidor, e nesta redacção.

1893 May 19, “Evangelho segundo Renan”, Annuncios, in João Scaligero Augusto Maravalho, José Alves Martins do Loreto, editors, O Apostolo, volume XXIX, number 56, Rio de Janeiro, page 4, column 4:

Mr. Mallet, a quem coube a direcção do balão, se houve com tal maestria que o Centauro parecia immovel, apenas, algumas vezes, pareceu que este executava um movimento de rotação, conservando-se, porem. na mesma altitude:-o duplo da torre Eiffel.

1900 February 24, “Astronomia em balão”, in Progresso, volume II, number 8, Itajaí, page 2, column 1:

As collinas de Auteuil e Longchamps, as immediações do Bosque de Bolonha, o Palacio do Trocadero, o Campo de Marte, as eminencias de Saint-Cloud, as circumvisinhanças e as plataformas da Torre Eiffel — estão cheias de milhares de assistentes.

1902, Horacio de Carvalho, “Navegação aérea: a conquista dos ares, — de Bartholomeu de Gusmão e Santos Dumont (1709—1901)”, in Revista do Instituto Historico e Geographico de São Paulo, volume 6, São Paulo: Diario Official, Consagração do triumpho (section V), page 373:

A Torre Eiffel, em Paris, é um dos monumentos mais visitados do mundo e parada obrigatória entre os viajantes que estão na Cidade Luz.

2023 December 10, 0:00 from the start, in Torre Eiffel em Paris – tudo o que você precisa saber para sua visita, spoken by Sandro Kurovisk, Melhores Destinos, via YouTube:

Tomara que ele te leve pra viajar / Lá pra Torre Eiffel / Onde você sonhou noivar

2024, “Torre Eiffel” (1:01 from the start), in Dan Mendes, Thallyson, Ricardus, Washington Jr., Manu Bahtidão (music), Daqui pra Sempre, Vol. 3, performed by Manu Bahtidão:


Tunes

(Portugal) Tunis (the capital city of Tunisia)


Serguei

a male given name from Russian, equivalent to English Sergey


Terpsícore

Borrowed from Latin Terpsichorē, from Ancient Greek Τερψιχόρη (Terpsikhórē).

(Greek mythology) Terpsichore (one of the nine muses)


Vale de Aosta

[ˈva.lɨ ð‿ɐˈɔʃ.tɐ]

[ˈvaɫ d‿ɐˈɔʃ.tɐ]

[ˈva.lɨ ð‿ɐˈɔʃ.tɐ]

[ˈvaɫ d‿ɐˈɔʃ.tɐ]

[ˈba.lɨ ð‿ɐˈɔʃ.tɐ]

[ˈbaɫ d‿ɐˈɔʃ.tɐ]

[ˈva.lɨ ð‿ɐˈɔʃ.tɐ]

Aosta Valley
Aosta Valley#English:_Q1222

Aosta Valley (an autonomous region of northwestern Italy, with a significant fraction of the population speaking Franco-Provençal)


Novo México

New Mexico (a state of the United States)


Vestfália

Westphalia (a former province of Germany)


Sevilha

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Sevilha, from Arabic إِشْبِيلِيَة (ʔišbīliya), from Latin Hispalis, ultimately from Phoenician 𐤔𐤐𐤋𐤄 (šplh /sefela/, “plain, valley”). Compare Galician Sevilla.

der

إِشْبِيلِيَة

Arabic إِشْبِيلِيَة (ʔišbīliya)

Seville (the capital city of Andalusia, Spain)

Seville (a province of Andalusia, Spain)


Taimir

Taymyr, Taimyr (a large peninsula in northern Russia)


Prússia

northern Germany and western Poland#English

(historical) Prussia (a former kingdom in Central Europe; modern northern Germany and western Poland)

(historical) Prussia (a historical region and former province of Germany, in Eastern Europe)


Virgínia Ocidental

West Virginia (a state of the United States)


head

Reino Unido da Grã-Bretanha e Irlanda do Norte m

/ˈʁej.nu uˈni.du da ˌɡɾɐ̃.bɾeˈtɐ̃.ɲɐ i iʁˈlɐ̃.dɐ du ˈnɔʁ.t͡ʃi/

[ˈheɪ̯.nu uˈni.du da ˌɡɾɐ̃.bɾeˈtɐ̃.j̃ɐ i iɦˈlɐ̃.dɐ du ˈnɔh.t͡ʃi]

/ˈʁej.nu uˈni.du da ˌɡɾɐ̃.bɾeˈtɐ̃.ɲɐ i iɾˈlɐ̃.dɐ du ˈnɔɾ.t͡ʃi/

[ˈheɪ̯.nu uˈni.du da ˌɡɾɐ̃.bɾeˈtɐ̃.j̃ɐ i iɾˈlɐ̃.dɐ du ˈnɔɾ.t͡ʃi]

[ˈχeɪ̯.nu uˈni.du da ˌɡɾɐ̃.bɾeˈtɐ̃.j̃ɐ i iʁˈlɐ̃.dɐ du ˈnɔχ.t͡ʃi]

/ˈʁej.no uˈni.do da ˌɡɾɐ̃.bɾeˈtɐ.ɲa e iɻˈlɐ̃.da do ˈnɔɻ.te/

[ˈheɪ̯.no uˈni.do da ˌɡɾɐ̃.bɾeˈtɐ.ɲa e iɻˈlɐ̃.da do ˈnɔɻ.te]

/ˈʁɐj.nu uˈni.du dɐ ˌɡɾɐ̃.bɾɨˈtɐ.ɲɐ i iɾˈlɐ̃.dɐ du ˈnɔɾ.tɨ/

[ˈʁɐj.nu uˈni.ðu ðɐ ˌɣɾɐ̃.bɾɨˈtɐ.ɲɐ i iɾˈlɐ̃.dɐ ðu ˈnɔɾ.tɨ]

/ˈʁej.nu uˈni.du dɐ ˌɡɾɐ̃.bɾɨˈta.ɲɐ i iɾˈlɐ̃.dɐ du ˈnɔɾ.tɨ/

[ˈʁej.nu uˈni.ðu ðɐ ˌɣɾɐ̃.bɾɨˈta.ɲɐ i iɾˈlɐ̃.dɐ ðu ˈnɔɾ.tɨ]

/ˈʁej.nu uˈni.du dɐ ˌɡɾɐ̃.bɾɨˈtɐ.ɲɐ i iɾˈlɐ̃.dɐ du ˈnɔɾ.tɨ/

[ˈʁej.nu uˈni.ðu ðɐ ˌɣɾɐ̃.bɾɨˈtɐ.ɲɐ i iɾˈlɐ̃.dɐ ðu ˈnɔɾ.tɨ]

/ˈʁe.nu uˈni.du dɐ ˌɡɾɐ̃.bɾɨˈtɐ.ɲɐ i iɾˈlɐ̃.dɐ du ˈnɔɾ.tɨ/

[ˈʁe.nu uˈni.ðu ðɐ ˌɣɾɐ̃.bɾɨˈtɐ.ɲɐ i iɾˈlɐ̃.dɐ ðu ˈnɔɾ.tɨ]

Reino Unido da Grã-Bretanha e da Irlanda do Norte#Portuguese

Alternative form of Reino Unido da Grã-Bretanha e da Irlanda do Norte


República Federativa do Brasil

/ʁeˈpu.bli.kɐ fe.de.ɾaˈt͡ʃi.vɐ du bɾaˈziw/

[heˈpu.bli.kɐ fe.de.ɾaˈt͡ʃi.vɐ du bɾaˈziʊ̯]

[χeˈpu.bli.kɐ fe.de.ɾaˈt͡ʃi.vɐ du bɾaˈziʊ̯]

/ʁeˈpu.bli.ka fe.de.ɾaˈt͡ʃi.va do bɾaˈziw/

[heˈpu.bli.ka fe.de.ɾaˈt͡ʃi.va do bɾaˈziʊ̯]

/ʁɛˈpu.bli.kɐ fɨ.dɨ.ɾɐˈti.vɐ du bɾɐˈzil/

[ʁɛˈpu.βli.kɐ fɨ.ðɨ.ɾɐˈti.vɐ ðu βɾɐˈziɫ]

/ʁɛˈpu.bli.kɐ fɨ.dɨ.ɾɐˈti.bɐ du bɾɐˈzil/

[ʁɛˈpu.βli.kɐ fɨ.ðɨ.ɾɐˈti.βɐ ðu βɾɐˈziɫ]

/ʁɛˈpu.bli.kɐ fɨ.dɨ.ɾɐˈti.vɐ du bɾɐˈzi.li/

[ʁɛˈpu.βli.kɐ fɨ.ðɨ.ɾɐˈti.vɐ ðu βɾɐˈzi.li]

Pt-br-República Federativa do Brasil.ogg

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *reh₁ís
Proto-Italic *reis
Latin rēs
Old Latin poplicus
Latin pūblicus
Latin pūblica
Latin rēspūblicalbor.
Portuguese república
French fédérer
Latin -īvus
Old French -if
Middle French -if
French -if
French fédératifbor.
Portuguese federativo
Latin -am
Old Galician-Portuguese -a
Portuguese -a
Portuguese federativa
Proto-Italic *dē
Latin dē
Old Galician-Portuguese de
Latin ille
Latin illum
Old Galician-Portuguese o
Old Galician-Portuguese do
Portuguese do
Proto-Italic *pākslos
Latin palus
Old Galician-Portuguese pao
Portuguese pau
Vulgar Latin *brasa
Old Galician-Portuguese brasa
Portuguese brasa
Proto-Italic *-elis
Latin -īlislbor.
Portuguese -il
Portuguese brasil
Portuguese pau-brasil
Portuguese Brasil
Portuguese República Federativa do Brasil
Coined by the Brazilian Constituent Assembly in 1987.

coin

Federative Republic of Brazil
Federative Republic of Brazil#English

Federative Republic of Brazil (official name of Brazil)


Amritsar

Amritsar (a city, the district capital of Amritsar district, India)


Vasili

a male given name, variant of Vassili, equivalent to English Vasily


Antiga República Jugoslava da Macedónia

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Antiga República Jugoslava da Macedónia f

/ɐ̃ˈti.ɡɐ ʁɛˈpu.bli.kɐ ʒu.ɡuʒˈla.vɐ dɐ mɐ.sɨˈdɔ.njɐ/

[ɐ̃ˈti.ɣɐ ʁɛˈpu.βli.kɐ ʒu.ɣuʒˈla.vɐ ðɐ mɐ.sɨˈðɔ.njɐ]

/ɐ̃ˈti.ɡɐ ʁɛˈpu.bli.kɐ ʒu.ɡuʒˈla.bɐ dɐ mɐ.sɨˈdɔ.njɐ/

[ɐ̃ˈti.ɣɐ ʁɛˈpu.βli.kɐ ʒu.ɣuʒˈla.βɐ ðɐ mɐ.sɨˈðɔ.njɐ]

former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

(European Portuguese spelling) former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (provisional designation of the Republic of Macedonia)


Ítaca

the Ionian Islands
the Ionian Islands#English

Ithaca (an island and regional unit of the Ionian Islands, Greece)


Zap

(Brazil, informal, Internet) A nickname for WhatsApp (internet messaging service).


Anbar

Anbar (a medieval town in Anbar Province, in modern-day central Iraq)


Rovaniemi

Borrowed from Finnish Rovaniemi (literally “cape of forested eskers”).

bor+

Rovaniemi (a city and municipality of Lapland, Finland)


Cisleithania

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of Cisleitânia.


Teixeira

English: Teixeira

/tɐjˈʃɐj.ɾɐ/

/tɐjˈʃɐj.ɾɐ/


Teixeira

/tɐjˈʃɐj.ɾɐ/

/tɐjˈʃɐj.ɾɐ/

A civil parish of Seia, Guarda district, Portugal

A town and municipality of Paraíba, Brazil


Areal

A municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil


Ani

Ani (a ruined mediaeval city in Armenia)


Pancasila

Pancasila (the official philosophical foundation of the Indonesian state)


Brâman

(Hinduism) Brahman (concept of Hinduism)


Báctria

Afghanistan and Tajikistan
Afghanistan and Tajikistan#English

Bactria (a historical region in Central Asia; modern Afghanistan and Tajikistan)


Curlândia

Courland (a traditional region in western Latvia)


Búfalo

Buffalo (a city in New York, United States)


Estrela d'Alva

Morning Star (planet Venus as seen around dawn)


Cortina de Bambu

(historical) Bamboo Curtain (political barrier between communism and capitalism in Asia)


Alemanha Ocidental

western and southern Germany
western and southern Germany#English

West Germany (a former country in Europe; modern western and southern Germany)


Grande Barreira de Corais

Great Barrier Reef (massive system of corals off the coast of Australia)


Cidade de Ho Chi Minh

Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City#English


Canal do Panamá

Panama Canal (an artificial canal in Panama, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans)


Bona

North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia#English

Bonn (a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)


Polo Sul

(geography) South Pole (the southernmost point on Earth)


Polo Norte

(geography) North Pole (northernmost point on Earth)


Mar de Azov

Sea of Azov (a marginal sea of the Black Sea, located between Crimea and Russia)


Ocidente

(geopolitics) the West; Occident (countries having European cultural roots)


Principado de Mónaco

Principado do Mónaco
Principado do Mónaco#Portuguese

Nonstandard form of Principado do Mónaco.


Pé-Grande

(cryptozoology, folklore, as an individual creature) Bigfoot (unidentified yeti-like animal)


República da Macedónia

Republic of Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia

Republic of Macedonia (official name of Macedonia)


Península Arábica

Arabian Peninsula
Arabian Peninsula#English

Arabian Peninsula (a peninsula in the Middle East)


Reino de Axum

Kingdom of Aksum
Kingdom of Aksum#English

Kingdom of Aksum (a mediaeval kingdom in Africa; modern Ethiopia)


República Sérvia da Bósnia

Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska#English

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina#English

Republika Srpska (an administrative subdivision in Bosnia and Herzegovina)


República de Nagorno-Karabakh

Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic#English

Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (an unrecognised country in the Caucasus, Asia)


Khmer Vermelho

Khmer Rouge (Cambodian communist guerrilla force)


Livónia

Livonia (a historical region in eastern Europe)


Eslavônia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Eslavónia.


Castelo-Branco

Castelo Branco
Castelo Branco#Portuguese


Higia

(Greek mythology) Hygiea (Greek goddess of health, cleanliness, and sanitation)


Gronelândia

European Portuguese standard spelling of Groenlândia.


Alcoólicos Anônimos

Alcoólicos Anónimos
Alcoólicos Anónimos#Portuguese


Muntênia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Munténia.


Miquéias

(Brazilian Portuguese spelling) Pre-reform spelling (until 1990) of Miqueias.


Grande Polônia

Grande Polónia
Grande Polónia#Portuguese

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Grande Polónia.


Phenícia

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of Fenícia.


Mar Jônico

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Mar Jónico.


Pangéia

(Brazilian Portuguese spelling) Pre-reform spelling (until 1990) of Pangeia.


Ilhas Caimã

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Ilhas Cayman.


Níjni-Novogorod

Níjni Novgorod
Níjni Novgorod#Portuguese


Mar da China Oriental

East China Sea (a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean)


Heitor

(Greek mythology) Hector (Trojan hero in the Iliad)

a male given name, equivalent to English Hector


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Cooperação Económica da Ásia e do Pacífico f

Cooperação Econômica da Ásia e do Pacífico#Portuguese

Alternative form of Cooperação Econômica da Ásia e do Pacífico


Cláudia

a female given name, feminine form of Cláudio


Sara Ocidental

Saara Ocidental
Saara Ocidental#Portuguese


RSS da Armênia

RSS da Arménia
RSS da Arménia#Portuguese


Peres

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Perez. By surface analysis, Pero + -es (“son of”). Compare Spanish Pérez.


Jasão

Borrowed from Latin Iāson, from Ancient Greek Ἰάσων (Iásōn). Doublet of Jason.

(Greek mythology) Jason (leader of Argonauts)

a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Jason


head

República Socialista Federativa da Iugoslávia f

República Socialista Federativa da Jugoslávia#Portuguese

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of República Socialista Federativa da Jugoslávia.


Hawaí

Ultimately from Hawaiian Hawaiʻi, from Hawaiki, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki.


Basileia

Basel (a city in Basel-Stadt canton, Switzerland)


Odisseu

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀδυσσεύς (Odusseús).

(Greek mythology) Odysseus (Greek leader during the Trojan War)


Amílcar

a male given name from Punic, equivalent to English Hamilcar


Patagônia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Patagónia.


Fênix

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Fénix.


Jerônimo

a male given name; Brazilian variant of Jerónimo


Gênova

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Génova.


Nêmesis

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Némesis.


Lapônia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Lapónia.


Marilândia

(uncommon) Maryland (a state of the United States)


Tróia

Pre-reform spelling (until 1990) of Troia. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.


Theobaldo

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of Teobaldo.


Eunômia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Eunómia.


Noêmia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Noémia.


Tessalônica

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Tessalónica.


Oxônia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Oxónia.


Toquelau

Tokelau (three atolls forming a dependent territory of New Zealand in the South Pacific Ocean)


Trindade e Tabago

Trindade e Tobago
Trindade e Tobago#Portuguese


Ilhas Aleutas

Aleutian Islands
Aleutian Islands#English

Aleutian Islands (an archipelago in the North Pacific Ocean)


Torres Gêmeas

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Torres Gémeas.


Brandenburgo

Brandenburg (a city in Brandenburg, Germany)


Partênope

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Parténope.


Eufêmia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Eufémia.


Ilhas Andamão

[ˈi.ʎɐz ɐ̃.daˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˈi.ʎɐz ɐ̃.daˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˈi.ʎaz ɐ̃.daˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ˈi.ʎɐz ɐ̃.dɐˈmɐ̃w̃/


Mônica

a female given name, equivalent to English Monica


Westfália

Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul#English

A municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil


Carlos Magno

(historical) Charlemagne (king of the Franks)


República da Armênia

República da Arménia
República da Arménia#Portuguese

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of República da Arménia.


Rutênia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Ruténia.


Mordóvia

[muɾˈðɔ.βjɐ]

Borrowed from Russian Мордо́вия (Mordóvija).


Montanhas Rochosas

/mõˈtɐ̃.ɲɐz ʁoˈʃɔ.zɐs/

/mõˈtɐ̃.ɲɐz ʁoˈʃɔ.zɐs/

/mõˈtɐ̃.ɲɐʒ ʁoˈʃɔ.zɐʃ/

[mõˈtɐ̃.j̃ɐʒ χoˈʃɔ.zɐʃ]

/mõˈtɐ.ɲɐʒ ʁuˈʃɔ.zɐʃ/

/mõˈtɐ.ɲɐʒ ʁuˈʃɔ.zɐʃ/

/mõˈta.ɲɐʒ ʁuˈt͡ʃɔ.zɐʃ/

Rocky Mountains (a mountain range in North America)


Dário

a male given name, variant of Dario, equivalent to English Darius


Nova Caledônia

Nova Caledónia
Nova Caledónia#Portuguese

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Nova Caledónia.


Levítico

(biblical) Leviticus (the book of the Bible and Torah)


Números

(biblical) Numbers (the book of the Bible)


Teerã

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Teerão.


Têmis

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Témis.


Nagasáqui

Borrowed from Japanese 長崎 (ながさき, Nagasaki).

bor+

Nagasaki (a port city, the capital and largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture, in southwestern Kyushu, Japan)


Ilhas Virgens

[ˈi.ʎɐz ˈviɦ.ʒẽɪ̯̃s]

[ˈi.ʎɐz ˈviɦ.ʒẽɪ̯̃s]

[ˈi.ʎɐz ˈviɾ.ʒẽɪ̯̃s]

/ˈi.ʎɐʒ ˈviʁ.ʒẽj̃ʃ/

[ˈi.ʎɐʒ ˈviʁ.ʒẽɪ̯̃ʃ]

/ˈi.ʎɐʒ ˈviɾ.ʒɐ̃j̃ʃ/

Virgin Islands (an archipelago in the Caribbean Sea)


República Sérvia

Republika Srpska (entity within Bosnia and Herzegovina)


Bangladexe

/bɐ̃.ɡlɐˈdɛ.ʃɨ/

[bɐ̃.ɡlɐˈðɛ.ʃɨ]

República Popular do Bangladexe#Portuguese

Bangladesh (a country in South Asia; official name: República Popular do Bangladexe)


Zimbábue

Alternative form of Zimbabué: Zimbabwe (a country in Southern Africa)


Gênesis

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Génesis.


República da Letônia

República da Letónia
República da Letónia#Portuguese

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of República da Letónia.


Saxônia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Saxónia.


Provérbios

[pɾuˈβɛɾ.βjuʃ]

(biblical) Proverbs (book of the Hebrew Bible)


Valônia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Valónia.


Ordem dos Cavaleiros Teutônicos

/ˈɔʁ.dẽj̃ dus ka.vaˈle(j).ɾus tewˈtõ.ni.kus/

[ˈɔɦ.dẽɪ̯̃ dus ka.vaˈle(ɪ̯).ɾus teʊ̯ˈtõ.ni.kus]

/ˈɔɾ.dẽj̃ dus ka.vaˈle(j).ɾus tewˈtõ.ni.kus/

[ˈɔɾ.dẽɪ̯̃ dus ka.vaˈle(ɪ̯).ɾus teʊ̯ˈtõ.ni.kus]

/ˈɔʁ.dẽj̃ duʃ ka.vaˈle(j).ɾuʃ tewˈtõ.ni.kuʃ/

[ˈɔʁ.dẽɪ̯̃ duʃ ka.vaˈle(ɪ̯).ɾuʃ teʊ̯ˈtõ.ni.kuʃ]

/ˈɔɻ.dẽj̃ dos ka.vaˈle(j).ɾos tewˈto.ni.kos/

[ˈɔɻ.dẽɪ̯̃ dos ka.vaˈle(ɪ̯).ɾos teʊ̯ˈto.ni.kos]

Ordem dos Cavaleiros Teutónicos#Portuguese

Alternative form of Ordem dos Cavaleiros Teutónicos


Eclesiastes

(biblical) Ecclesiastes (book of the Bible)


Ilhas Faroé

/ˈi.ʎɐʃ fa.ɾɔˈɛ/

Faroe Islands (an archipelago and dependent territory of Denmark in the north Atlantic)


Comunidade Valenciana

Valencian Community
Valencian Community#English

autonomous community
autonomous community

Valencian Community (an autonomous community of Spain)


Coréia do Norte

Coreia do Norte
Coreia do Norte#Portuguese

(Brazilian Portuguese spelling) Pre-reform spelling (until 1990) of Coreia do Norte.


República da África do Sul

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa#English

Republic of South Africa (official name of South Africa)


Reino da Arábia Saudita

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia#English

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (official name of Saudi Arabia)


Xiva

(Hinduism) Shiva (god of destruction and transformation)


República Federal da Alemanha

[heˈpu.bli.kɐ fe.deˈɾaʊ̯ da a.leˈmɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

[χeˈpu.bli.kɐ fe.deˈɾaʊ̯ da a.leˈmɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

[ʁɛˈpu.βli.kɐ fɨ.ðɨˈɾaɫ dɐ ɐ.lɨˈmɐ.ɲɐ]

[ʁɛˈpu.βli.kɐ fɨ.ðɨˈɾaɫ dɐ ɐ.lɨˈmɐ.ɲɐ]

/ʁɛˈpu.bli.kɐ fɨ.dɨˈɾa.li dɐ ɐ.lɨˈmɐ.ɲɐ/

[ʁɛˈpu.βli.kɐ fɨ.ðɨˈɾa.li ðɐ ɐ.lɨˈmɐ.ɲɐ]

Federal Republic of Germany
Federal Republic of Germany#English

Federal Republic of Germany (official name of Germany)


Usbequistão

Alternative spelling of Uzbequistão: Uzbekistan (a country in Central Asia)


Zagrebe

Zagreb (the capital and largest city of Croatia)


Héracles

/ˈɛ.ɾɐ.klɨʃ/

(Greek mythology) Heracles (the son of Zeus, Hercules)


Antiga República Iugoslava da Macedônia

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Antiga República Iugoslava da Macedônia f

/ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɡɐ ʁeˈpu.bli.kɐ iw.ɡozˈla.vɐ da ma.seˈdõ.ni.ɐ/

[ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɡɐ heˈpu.bli.kɐ iʊ̯.ɡozˈla.vɐ da ma.seˈdõ.nɪ.ɐ]

/ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɡɐ ʁeˈpu.bli.kɐ iw.ɡozˈla.vɐ da ma.seˈdõ.njɐ/

[ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɡɐ heˈpu.bli.kɐ iʊ̯.ɡozˈla.vɐ da ma.seˈdõ.njɐ]

/ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɡɐ ʁeˈpu.bli.kɐ iw.ɡoʒˈla.vɐ da ma.seˈdõ.ni.ɐ/

[ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɡɐ χeˈpu.bli.kɐ iʊ̯.ɡoʒˈla.vɐ da ma.seˈdõ.nɪ.ɐ]

/ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɡɐ ʁeˈpu.bli.kɐ iw.ɡoʒˈla.vɐ da ma.seˈdõ.njɐ/

[ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɡɐ χeˈpu.bli.kɐ iʊ̯.ɡoʒˈla.vɐ da ma.seˈdõ.njɐ]

/ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɡa ʁeˈpu.bli.ka iw.ɡozˈla.va da ma.seˈdo.ni.a/

[ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɡa heˈpu.bli.ka iʊ̯.ɡozˈla.va da ma.seˈdo.nɪ.a]

/ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɡa ʁeˈpu.bli.ka iw.ɡozˈla.va da ma.seˈdo.nja/

[ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɡa heˈpu.bli.ka iʊ̯.ɡozˈla.va da ma.seˈdo.nja]

Antiga República Jugoslava da Macedónia#Portuguese

Alternative form of Antiga República Jugoslava da Macedónia


Vietnã

[vɪ.ɛt͡ʃˈnɐ̃]

/vjɛt͡ʃˈnɐ̃/

[vɪ.ɛt͡ʃˈnɐ̃]

/vjɛt͡ʃˈnɐ̃/

[vɪ.ɛt͡ʃˈnɐ̃]

/vjɛt͡ʃˈnɐ̃/

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Vietname.: Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)


Saraievo

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina#English

Sarajevo (the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Sarajevo (a canton of Bosnia and Herzegovina)


Extremo-Oriente

Extremo Oriente
Extremo Oriente#Portuguese


golfo do México

Golfo do México
Golfo do México#Portuguese

Alternative letter-case form of Golfo do México


Alamut

Alamut (a historical region in Iran; modern Qazvin)


Benvindo

[ˌbẽɪ̯̃ˈvĩ.du]

[ˌbẽɪ̯̃ˈvĩ.du]

[ˌbẽɪ̯̃ˈvĩ.do]

From bem-vindo (“welcome”). Compare Spanish Bienvenido and Italian Benvenuto.

a male given name, equivalent to English Welcome


Emirados Árabes Unidos

Calque of Arabic الْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَّة الْمُتَّحِدَة (al-ʔimārāt al-ʕarabiyya(t) al-muttaḥida).

calque

United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates#English:_Q878

United Arab Emirates (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Cláudio

a male given name, equivalent to English Claude


Mondego

From Old Galician-Portuguese Mondego, from Latin (fluvius) Mondaecus, from Monda, Munda (“Mondego River”), from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia.


Conceição

[kõ.seɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From (Maria da) Conceição (“Mary of the Conception”), after (Our Lady of the) Immaculate Conception.


Jesuis

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

Pronunciation spelling of Jesus, representing Brazil Portuguese.


Conímbriga

Learned borrowing from Latin Conimbriga. Doublet of Coimbra.

An ancient city of the Roman Empire in modern Portugal; modern Condeixa-a-Velha.


Ossonoba

[ɔ.sɔˈnɔ.βɐ]

an ancient Roman and pre-Roman city in southwestern Lusitania, in modern Portugal; modern Faro


Olissipo

Learned borrowing from Latin Olisīpō. Doublet of Lisboa.

an ancient Roman and pre-Roman city in southwestern Lusitania, in modern Portugal; modern Lisbon


Livônia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Livónia.


Principado de Mônaco

Principado do Mónaco
Principado do Mónaco#Portuguese

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Principado do Mónaco.


República da Macedônia

República da Macedónia
República da Macedónia#Portuguese

Alternative form of República da Macedónia


Habacuque

(rare) a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Habakkuk


Mogadixo

João Almeida Silveira (2015) “EU NAVFOR Atalanta: O Compromisso da União Europeia com a Segurança Global”, in RepositóriUM (in Portuguese), Universidade do Minho - Instituto de Ciências Sociais Escola de Economia e Gestão, page 114: “Os esforços da AMISOM permitiram melhorar a situação em terra, reconquistar territórios como a capital Mogadixo e reduzir a hostilidade das populações face intervenções internacionais.

AMISOM's efforts have made it possible to improve the situation on the ground, reconquer territories such as the capital Mogadishu and reduce the hostility of the population towards international interventions.”

“Somália”, in Portal Diplomático (in Portuguese), Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2024 March 2 (last accessed): “Em 3 de abril de 1983, Constantino Ribeiro Vaz, Embaixador residente no Cairo (Egito), apresentou credenciais como não residente em Mogadixo.

On 3 April 1983, Constantino Ribeiro Vaz, Ambassador resident in Cairo (Egypt), presented credentials as a non-resident in Mogadishu.”

European Council (2022 December 12) “Operação ATALANTA, EUTM Somália e EUCAP Somália: mandatos prorrogados por dois anos [Operation ATALANTA, EUTM Somalia and EUCAP Somalia: mandates extended for two years]”, in European Council (in Portuguese), European Union, retrieved 2024-03-02: “Todas as missões e operações irão cooperar e coordenar a sua ação com o apoio da delegação da UE em Mogadixo, […].

All missions and operation will cooperate and coordinate with support of the EU Delegation in Mogadishu, […] .”


Ilha Formosa

desc

→ Dutch: Eilandt Formosa / Eylant Formosa / Eiland Formosa (partial calque)

→ French: Île Formose (partial calque)

→ German: Insel Formosa (partial calque)

Ysla Hermosa / Isla Hermosa<qq:obsolete>

→ Spanish: Ysla Hermosa / Isla Hermosa (obsolete) (semantic loan)

→ Spanish: Isla Formosa (partial calque)

From ilha (“island”) + formosa (“beautiful”).

Synonym of Taiwan (An island in East Asia)


Tártaro

Alternative form of tártaro (“Tartarus”), as a proper noun.


África Ocidental Portuguesa

Portuguese West Africa
Portuguese West Africa#English

Portuguese West Africa (a former colony of Portugal; modern Angola)


Ásia Menor

(historical) Asia Minor (a peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean; modern mainland Turkey)


D'us

(Judaism) G-d. A deliberately incomplete spelling of Deus


Bando dos Quatro

Gang of Four (leftist political faction)


Eliseu

Élysée (the official residence of the President of France)


Cáucaso Setentrional

North Caucasus (the parts of the Caucasus that belong to Russia)


Ágata

a female given name, equivalent to English Agatha


Éolo

(Greek mythology) Aeolus (character in Greek mythology)


Épiro

Epirus (a tradition region and ancient kingdom in southeastern Europe)


Ângelo

Borrowed from Italian Angelo, from Late Latin Angelus. Doublet of anjo.

a male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Angelo


Óliver

a male given name from English, equivalent to English Oliver


Ésquilo

Borrowed from Latin Aeschylus, from Ancient Greek Αἰσχύλος (Aiskhúlos).

A male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Aeschylus, notably borne by Aeschylus, ancient Athenian tragedian


Éris

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἔρις (Éris).


Éris

(Greek mythology) Eris (Greek goddess of chaos)


Úmbria

administrative region
administrative region

Umbria (an administrative region in central Italy)


Última Ceia

(Christianity) Last Supper (last meal Jesus ate with disciples)


Hagia Sofia

Hagia Sophia (a former basilica, now a museum in Turkey)


Fossa das Marianas

Mariana Trench (trench in the North Pacific Ocean)


Talibã

Taliban (Islamic movement in Afghanistan)


Império Alemão

German Empire (Germany between 1871 and 1918)


Igreja Ortodoxa grega

Greek Orthodox Church
Greek Orthodox Church


Níjni-Novgorod

Nijni Novgorod
Nijni Novgorod#Portuguese

(rare) Alternative spelling of Nijni Novgorod


Quinta-Feira Santa

Maundy Thursday (Thursday before Easter)


Shiva Nataraja

(Hinduism) Nataraja (dancing posture of the Hindu god Shiva)


Tepelene

(rare) Tepelenë (a city in southern Albania)


Testemunhas de Jeová

Jehovah's Witnesses (Christian denomination)


União Eurasiática

Eurasian Union (proposed union between several post-Soviet countries)


Trácia

Thrace (an ancient civilisation and historical region in southeastern Europe)


Linguagem de Marcação de Hipertexto

Hypertext Markup Language
Hypertext Markup Language


Mongólia Exterior

state of Mongolia
state of Mongolia#English

Inner Mongolia (a historical region in Central Asia; modern state of Mongolia)


Ângela

a female given name, equivalent to English Angela


Grécia Antiga

Ancient Greece (an ancient civilisation in southeast Europe)


Ístria

the Adriatic Sea
the Adriatic Sea#English

Istria (a peninsula in the Adriatic Sea)


Grandes Lagos

Great Lakes (a group of five lakes on the United States-Canada border)


Campânia

[kɐ̃ˈpɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ]

[kɐ̃ˈpɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ]

Borrowed from Italian Campania and Latin Campānia.

Campania (an administrative region of southern Italy)


Êxodo

Borrowed from Latin exodus, from Ancient Greek ἔξοδος (éxodos, “departure”).

der

(Christianity, Judaism) Exodus (departure of Hebrew slaves from Egypt)

(biblical) Exodus (book of Torah and Old Testament)


Jónatas

/ˈʒɔ.nɐ.tɐʃ/

a male given name, equivalent to English Jonathan


Ursa Maior

(astronomy) Ursa Major (large circumpolar constellation of the northern sky)


Édipo

(Greek mythology) Oedipus (son of Laius and Jocasta)


Eurípides

Borrowed from Latin Eurīpidēs, from Ancient Greek Εὐριπίδης (Euripídēs).

A male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Euripides, notably borne by a Greek tragedian


Grisões

[ɡɾiˈzõɪ̯̃s]

[ɡɾiˈzõɪ̯̃s]

[ɡɾiˈzõɪ̯̃ʃ]


Paraíso

(Christianity) Paradise (the Garden of Eden)

A municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil


Sudetos

Sudeten (a mountain range in Central Europe)

Sudetenland (a historical region in the Czech Republic)


Região Autónoma dos Açores

Autonomous Region of the Azores
Autonomous Region of the Azores#English

Autonomous Region of the Azores (official name of the Azores)


Valência

Valencia (the capital city of the autonomous community of Valencia, Spain)

Valencian Community
Valencian Community#English

autonomous community
autonomous community

Valencia, Valencian Community (an autonomous community of Spain)

Valencia (a province of the autonomous community of Valencia, Spain)


Ática

Attica (a peninsula and historical region in Greece)


Zaratustra

(Zoroastrianism) Zoroaster (founder of Zoroastrianism)


Friul-Venécia Juliana

Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Friuli-Venezia Giulia#English:_Q1250

(rare) Friuli-Venezia Giulia (an autonomous region in northern Italy)


Haia

The Hague (the provincial capital of South Holland, Netherlands)


Saragoça

/sɐ.ɾɐˈɡɔ.sɐ/

[sɐ.ɾɐˈɣɔ.sɐ]

From Old Galician-Portuguese Saragoça, from Old Spanish Saragoça, from Andalusian Arabic سَرَقُسْطَة (saraqusṭa), from Latin Caesaraugusta.

Zaragoza (the capital city of Aragon, Spain)


Baía de Guantánamo

Baía de Guantânamo
Baía de Guantânamo#Portuguese


Guiana Holandesa

(historical) Dutch Guiana (a former colony of the Netherlands; modern Suriname)


Graal

Alternative form of graal, seen an individual item


Jônatas

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Jónatas.


Djibuti

Alternative form of Jibuti: Djibouti (a country in East Africa)


Ilhas Baleares

/ˈi.ʎɐʒ bɐˈlja.ɾɨʃ/

[ˈi.ʎɐʒ βɐˈlja.ɾɨʃ]

Balearic Islands
Balearic Islands#English

Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean Sea#English

Balearic Islands (an archipelago of Spain, in the Mediterranean Sea)


Ilha de São Domingos

[ˈi.ʎɐ d͡ʒi ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ doˈmĩ.ɡus]

[ˈi.ʎɐ d͡ʒi ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ doˈmĩ.ɡus]

/ˈi.ʎɐ d͡ʒi ˈsɐ̃w̃ doˈmĩ.ɡuʃ/

[ˈi.ʎɐ d͡ʒi ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ doˈmĩ.ɡuʃ]

/ˈi.ʎɐ dɨ ˈsɐ̃w̃ duˈmĩ.ɡuʃ/

[ˈi.ʎɐ ðɨ ˈsɐ̃w̃ duˈmĩ.ɡuʃ]


Midway

Midway (an atoll in the North Pacific Ocean)


Canal da Mancha

English Channel (a channel in the Atlantic Ocean, between Great Britain and France)


Terra de Vera Cruz

northeast Brazil
northeast Brazil#English

(historical) A former colony of Portugal in South America; modern northeast Brazil


civilização do Vale do Indo

Indus Valley Civilization
Indus Valley Civilization#English

Pakistan and northwest India
Pakistan and northwest India#English

Indus Valley Civilization (an ancient civilisation in Asia; modern Pakistan and northwest India)


cinturão de Kuiper

[sĩ.tuˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃ d͡ʒi ˈkɔɪ̯.peh]

[sĩ.tuˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃ d͡ʒi ˈkɔɪ̯.peh]

[sĩ.tuˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃ d͡ʒi ˈkuɪ̯.peɾ]

[sĩ.tuˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃ d͡ʒi ˈkɔɪ̯.peɾ]

[sĩ.tuˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃ d͡ʒi ˈkaɪ̯.peɾ]

[sĩ.tuˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃ d͡ʒi ˈkuɪ̯.peχ]

[sĩ.tuˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃ d͡ʒi ˈkɔɪ̯.peχ]

[sĩ.tuˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃ d͡ʒi ˈkaɪ̯.peχ]

[sĩ.tuˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃ de ˈkɔɪ̯.peɻ]


Espanhola

/iʃ.pɐ̃ˈɲɔ.lɐ/

/eʃ.pɐ̃ˈɲɔ.lɐ/


Tintim

(fiction) a Belgian comic book character created by Hergé


gronelandês

Greenlandic (the Eskimo-Aleut language spoken in Greenland)


Terra do Sol Nascente

Land of the Rising Sun
Land of the Rising Sun

Land of the Rising Sun (poetic name of Japan)


Terra do Sol da Meia-Noite

Land of the Midnight Sun
Land of the Midnight Sun


Mariupol

Mariupol (a city in Mariupol Raion, Donetsk Oblast, in eastern Ukraine, on the shore of the Sea of Azov, of the Black Sea)


Cinturão de Kuiper

cinturão de Kuiper
cinturão de Kuiper#Portuguese

Alternative spelling of cinturão de Kuiper


Arsaces

(historical) Arsaces (name of several Parthian and Armenian kings)


Alamogordo

Alamogordo (a city in New Mexico, United States)


ilha Norfolk

Norfolk Island (an island and territory of Australia in the Pacific Ocean)


ilhas Falkland

Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands#English:_Q9648

Falkland Islands (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, located in the South Atlantic)


ilhas Turcas e Caicos

Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands#English

the Caribbean Sea
the Caribbean Sea#English

Turks and Caicos Islands (an overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean Sea)


ilhas Malvinas

[ˈi.ʎɐʒ maʊ̯ˈvĩ.nɐʃ]

[ˈi.ʎɐʒ maɫˈβi.nɐʃ]


Luso

Borrowed from Latin Lusus (“Lusus, supposed Roman god”), from lūsum (“game”).

bor+

Eſta foy Luſitania diriuada, / De Luſo, ou Lyſa: que de Bacho antigo, / Filhos forão pareçe, ou companheiros […]

1572, Luís Vaz de Camões, Os Lusíadas, 3rd canto

This was Lusitania, whose name derives from Lusus or Lysa, sons, it seems, of ancient Bacchus, or his companions […]

(Roman mythology) Lusus (Roman god; supposed son or companion of Bacchus)


Luso

Luso (a village and parish of Mealhada, Portugal)


Beemôt

(biblical) behemoth (mighty beast in the Book of Job)


genovês

From Génova/Gênova + -ês. Doublet of zeneize.


Dão

From de + Adon, which later evolved into d'Om. Ultimately from Proto-Celtic *abonā (“river”), from *abū (“river”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- (“body of water”).


Arca de Noé

(biblical) Noah's ark (the vessel built by Noah under God’s instructions, as described in Genesis)


Ilíria

Illyria (a historical region in the Balkans)


Golfo da Finlândia

Gulf of Finland (a gulf of the Baltic Sea)


Castela-La Mancha

Castile-La Mancha
Castile-La Mancha#English

Castile-La Mancha (an autonomous community of Spain)


Faixa de Gaza

Gaza Strip (A region in Palestine between Egypt and Israel)


Estreito de Magalhães

Strait of Magellan
Strait of Magellan#English

Strait of Magellan (a strait between South America and Tierra del Fuego)


Estreito de Taiwan

Taiwan Strait (a strait between China and Taiwan)


head

República Democrática Socialista do Sri Lanka f

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka#English

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (official name of Sri Lanka)


Castilla-La Mancha

autonomous community
autonomous community


Niceia

Nicaea (ancient Greek city in northwestern Anatolia, in modern Turkey; modern İznik)


Eubeia

[eʊ̯ˈbɛɪ̯.ɐ]

[eʊ̯ˈbɛɪ̯.ɐ]

[eʊ̯ˈbɛɪ̯.a]

Euboea (an island and regional unit of Central Greece, Greece in the Aegean Sea)


Pomerânia

Pomerania (a historical region in Europe, shared between Germany and Poland, on the southern shores of the Baltic Sea)


Estrela Polar

(astronomy) Pole Star (nearest to Earth’s axis when extended above the North Pole)


Lediça

From lediça, from Old Galician-Portuguese lediça, from Latin laetitia (“great joy; pleasure”). Doublet of Letícia.

Lediça vay a janela […]
Lediça, go to the window […]

(rare) a female given name, equivalent to English Letitia


Letícia

From Latin laetitia (“great joy; pleasure”). Doublet of Lediça.


Pripyat

Pripyat (an abandoned city and ghost town in northern Ukraine)


Telangana

/tɨ.lɐ̃ˈɡɐ.nɐ/

/tɨ.lɐ̃ˈɡɐ.nɐ/


Lacónia

Borrowed from Latin Lacōnia, from Ancient Greek Λάκων (Lákōn, “Laconian”).


Teófilo

a male given name, equivalent to English Theophilus


marshallês

/mɐɾ.ʃɐˈleʃ/

/mɐɾ.ʃɐˈleʃ/

/mɐɾ.t͡ʃɐˈleʃ/

Marshallese (Austronesian language spoken in the Marshall Islands)


Narses

A male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Narses, notably borne by a Byzantine general


OIAC

Initialism of Organização Internacional de Aviação Civil.


PNUD

Initialism of Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento.

pt:Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento


visigótico

From Late Latin Visigothus + -ico, from Gothic.

the Gothic dialect spoken by the Visigoths


Lacônia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Lacónia.


Tadjiquistão

Alternative form of Tajiquistão: Tajikistan (a country in Central Asia)


Allat

(Arabian mythology) Allat (pre-Islamic Arabian goddess)


Valdivino

a male given name, equivalent to English Baldwin


noite de São Silvestre

New Year's Eve (the night of December 31st)


nepalês

Nepali (Indo-Aryan language spoken in Nepal)


Instagram

/ĩs.taˈɡɾɐ̃/

/ĩs.taˈɡɾɐ̃/

/ĩʃ.taˈɡɾɐ̃/

/ĩʃ.tɐˈɡɾɐ.mɨ/

[ĩʃ.tɐˈɣɾɐ.mɨ]

/ĩʃ.tɐˈɡɾɐ.mɨ/

[ĩʃ.tɐˈɣɾɐ.mɨ]

/ĩʃ.tɐˈɡɾa.mɨ/

[ĩʃ.tɐˈɣɾa.mɨ]

Unadapted borrowing from English Instagram.


Estíria

[iʃˈt͡ʃi.ɾɪ.ɐ]

[eʃˈt͡ʃi.ɾɪ.ɐ]


IOF

Imposto sobre Operações Financeiras
w:Imposto sobre Operações Financeiras

(Brazil) Initialism of Imposto sobre Operações Financeiras (“Tax over Financial Operations”).


Caríntia

[kaˈɾĩ.t͡ʃɪ.ɐ]

[kaˈɾĩ.t͡ʃɪ.ɐ]


Mar Vermelho

Red Sea (a sea between Africa and Arabia)


Australásia

Australasia (a subregion of Oceania, comprising Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea and neighbouring islands)


Francónia

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Franconia, from Francus (“Frank”), from Frankish *Franko (“a Frank”), from Proto-Germanic *frankô.

Franconia (a traditional region and former duchy in Germany)


Ligúria

Borrowed from Latin Liguria, from Ancient Greek Λίγυς (Lígus).

administrative region
administrative region

Liguria (an administrative region of northwest Italy)


emigrês

From emigrante (“emigrant”) + -ês (“-ese”).


Cávado

From Old Galician-Portuguese Cádavo, from Gallaecian.


Vouga

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Vouga, from Latin *Vauca, metathesized from Vacua (“Vouga”), from Iberian [Term?].


Comunhão Anglicana

Anglican Communion (a worldwide network of churches that are in communion with the Church of England)


Guadiana

[ɡwa.d͡ʒɪˈɐ̃.nɐ]

[ɡwa.d͡ʒɪˈɐ̃.nɐ]

[ɡwɐˈðjɐ.nɐ]

[ɡwɐˈðjɐ.nɐ]

From Old Galician-Portuguese Aguadiana, possibly from Old Spanish Aguadiana, from Arabic وَادِي (wādī, “river, valley”) + Latin Anās (ancient name of the river). Displaced the doublet Odiana.

Guadiana (a river in Portugal and Spain)


piemontês

From Piemonte (“Piedmont”) + -ês (“-ese”).

Piemontese (a Gallo-Italic language spoken in Piedmont)


Logos

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos, “speech; utterance”).

bor

(philosophy) Logos (rational principle in Ancient Greek philosophy)


Francônia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Francónia.


Sádão

[ˈsa.dɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


Ilha Prince Edward

Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island#English

Prince Edward Island (an island and province of Canada, in the Atlantic Ocean)


Friul

Friuli (a traditional region in northeastern Italy)


Indianápolis

Indianapolis (a city, the state capital of Indiana, United States)


Odiana

[o.d͡ʒɪˈɐ̃.nɐ]

[o.d͡ʒɪˈɐ̃.nɐ]

Analyzed as Odi-, from Arabic وَادٍ (wādin, “river”), + Latin Anas. Doublet of Guadiana.


Alcácer-Ceguer

From Arabic القَصْر الصَّغِير (al-qaṣr aṣ-ṣaḡīr). Cognate with Spanish Alcazarseguir.

Ksar es-Seghir
Ksar es-Seghir#English:_Q2383366

Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima#English

Ksar es-Seghir (a town in Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco)


Alcácer-Quibir

Borrowed from Arabic القَصْر الكَبِير (al-qaṣr al-kabīr). Cognate with Spanish Alcazarquivir.

bor+

القَصْر الكَبِير

Ksar el-Kebir (a city in northwestern Morocco)


Euclides

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Εὐκλείδης (Eukleídēs).


quebequense

Québécois (the French dialect spoken in Quebec)


SUS

Sistema Único de Saúde
Sistema Único de Saúde#Portuguese

(Brazil) Acronym of Sistema Único de Saúde.


Sâmnio

Samnium (a historical region in southern Italy)


Roterdão

Rotterdam (a city in South Holland, Netherlands)


Heraclião

Iraklion (a city, the regional capital of Crete, Greece)


Magna Grécia

Magna Graecia (the Ancient Greek colonies in Italy and Sicily)


Mogúncia

From Latin Mogontiacum, from a Celtic language.


Beócia

Boeotia (a regional unit of Central Greece, Greece)


Fócida

Borrowed from Latin Phōcida, from Ancient Greek Φωκίς (Phōkís).

Phocis (a regional unit of Central Greece, Greece)


Tebas

Borrowed from Latin Thēbae, from Ancient Greek Θῆβαι (Thêbai).

Thebes (ancient Egyptian city; modern Luxor)

Thebes (a modern city in the regional unit of Boeotia, in central Greece)


Andorra-a-Velha

/ɐ̃ˌdo.ʁɐ.aˈvɛ.ʎɐ/

/ɐ̃ˌdo.ʁɐ.aˈvɛ.ʎɐ/

/ɐ̃ˌdo.ʁɐ.aˈvɛ.ʎɐ/

[ɐ̃ˌdo.χɐ.aˈvɛ.ʎɐ]

/ɐ̃ˌdo.ʁɐ.ɐˈvɛ.ʎɐ/

/ɐ̃ˌdo.ʁɐ.ɐˈvɛ.ʎɐ/

/ɐ̃ˌdo.ʁɐ.ɐˈbɛ.ʎɐ/

[ɐ̃ˌdo.ʁɐ.ɐˈβɛ.ʎɐ]

Andorra la Vella
Andorra la Vella#English

Andorra la Vella (a town, the capital city of Andorra)


Pireu

From Ancient Greek Πειραιεύς (Peiraieús).

Piraeus (a city, part of Athens urban area, and regional unit of Attica, Greece)


Belgica

É preciso ter presente que nessa occasião o maior perigo para a Belgica provinha da França e não da Allemanha.

1914, David Lloyd George, A Guerra Europea, Harrison and Sons, page 2:

At that time, bear in mind, the greatest danger to Belgium came from France and not from Germany.


Ilhas Canecas

From ilhas (“islands”) + Hawaiian kanaka (“person; Hawaiian”).

(rare) the Hawaiian Islands (an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean)


sérvio

Serbian (Serbo-Croatian variety used in Serbia)


tailandês

Thai (the national language of Thailand)


Roterdã

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Roterdão.


Tenochtitlã

(uncommon) Alternative spelling of Tenochtitlán


Iujno-Sakhalinsk

(rare) Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (a city, the administrative center of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia)


Mar Egeu

Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean Sea#English

Aegean Sea (a marginal sea of the Mediterranean Sea)


Mar Adriático

Adriatic Sea (a marginal sea of the Mediterranean Sea)


Mar de Okhotsk

Sea of Okhotsk (a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean, located to the east of Russia)


Pai celeste

(Christianity) Heavenly Father (a formal name for God)


Mar de Barents

the Arctic Ocean
the Arctic Ocean#English

Barents Sea (a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean)


Mar do Japão

Sea of Japan (a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean, located between Japan and Asia)


Luneburgo

Lüneburg (a town, the capital of Lüneburg district, Lower Saxony, Germany)


Sepik Ocidental

Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea#English

(rare) West Sepik, Sandaun (a province of Papua New Guinea)


Jezabel

(biblical) Jezebel (Phoenician princess and Queen of Ancient Israel in 1 Kings)

a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Jezebel


Quíron

(Greek mythology) Chiron (centaur who served as Achilles’ mentor and teacher)

(astronomy) Chiron (object orbiting between Saturn and Uranus)


Gagaúzia

Gagauzia (an autonomous region of Moldova)


Algeciras

[aɫ.ʒɨˈsi.ɾɐʃ]


Santiago de Compostela

Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela#English

Santiago de Compostela (a city in A Coruña, Galicia)


Nazca

Nazca (a city, the provincial capital of Nazca, Peru)


Alcalá de Henares

Alcalá de Henares
Alcalá de Henares#English

Community of Madrid
Community of Madrid#English

Alcalá de Henares (a city in the Community of Madrid, Spain)


Planeta X

(astronomy) Planet X (hypothetical planet in the solar system)


Actium

Actium (a promontory in Greece, the site of an ancient battle)


Mércia

Mercia (a mediaeval kingdom of the Anglo-Saxons in England)


Idade das Trevas

Dark Ages (historic period European history encompassing (roughly) 476–1000)


Perpinhã

/peʁ.pĩˈɲɐ̃/

/peʁ.pĩˈɲɐ̃/

/peɾ.pĩˈɲɐ̃/

/peʁ.pĩˈɲɐ̃/

/pɛɾ.piˈɲɐ̃/


Macaronésia

Macaronesia (islands in the North Atlantic)


Antropoceno

Anthropocene (the current geological period)


Nortúmbria

(historical) Northumbria (a mediaeval kingdom in northeastern England)


São Lourenço

From são (“saint”) + Lourenço (“Laurence”).

Saint Lawrence River
Saint Lawrence River#English

Saint Lawrence River (a river in Canada)


Ânglia Oriental

(historical) East Anglia (an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in Great Britain)


uzbeque

Uzbek (Turkic language spoken in Uzbekistan)


siamês

From Sião, Siam (“historical name of Thailand”) + -ês. Compare English Siamese.


AIB

Ação Integralista Brasileira
w:pt:Ação Integralista Brasileira

(Brazil, historical) Initialism of Ação Integralista Brasileira.


Imaculada Conceição

Immaculate Conception
Immaculate Conception

(Roman Catholicism) Immaculate Conception (doctrine that the Virgin Mary was conceived free from original sin)


Reino dos Países Baixos

Kingdom of the Netherlands
Kingdom of the Netherlands#English

Kingdom of the Netherlands (official name of the Netherlands)


Bessarábia

Bessarabia (a historical region in Eastern Europe; modern Moldova and Ukraine)


Arca da Aliança

(biblical) Ark of the Covenant (sacred container with the tablets of the Ten Commandments)


Godthaab

Godthåb, Nuuk (the capital city of Greenland)


Círculo Ártico

(geography) Arctic Circle (one of the five major circles of latitude)


Ofiúco

(astronomy) Ophiuchus (zodiacal constellation of the northern summer)


Síbaris

Sybaris (an ancient Greek city and colony in southern Italy)


Revolução Industrial

Industrial Revolution
Industrial Revolution

Industrial Revolution (major technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century)


Ursa Menor

(astronomy) Ursa Minor (a circumpolar constellation of the northern sky)


Saigão

Saigon (former name of Ho Chi Minh City)


Coréia do Sul

(Brazilian Portuguese spelling) Pre-reform spelling (until 1990) of Coreia do Sul.


Península de Kola

Kola Peninsula (a peninsula in northern Russia)


Reino da Holanda

Reino dos Países Baixos
Reino dos Países Baixos#Portuguese

(proscribed) Synonym of Reino dos Países Baixos


Ilíada

Iliad (Ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War)


Arquimedes

[ɐɾ.kiˈmɛ.ðɨʃ]

Learned borrowing from Latin Archimēdēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀρχιμήδης (Arkhimḗdēs).

A male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Archimedes, notably borne by an Ancient Greek mathematician


Antigo Egito

Ancient Egypt (an ancient civilisation in the Nile valley)


Ctesifonte

(historical) Ctesiphon (the ancient capital of Parthia, in modern Iraq)


Aquitânia

administrative region
administrative region

(historical) Aquitaine (a former duchy in the kingdom of France, long held by the kings of England)

(historical) Aquitaine (a former province of the kingdom of France)

(historical) Aquitaine (a former administrative region of France, now part of Nouvelle-Aquitaine)


Territórios do Noroeste

Calque of English Northwest Territories.

Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories#English

Northwest Territories (a territory in northern Canada)


Soar

Al Batinah North Governorate
Al Batinah North Governorate#English

Sohar (a city in Al Batinah North Governorate, Oman)


Ulcinj

Ulcinj (a town and municipality of Montenegro)


Azevedo

From Old Galician-Portuguese *azevedo (“a place with an abundance of hollies”), from Old Galician-Portuguese *azevo (“holly”). Compare Spanish Acevedo.


Pontevedra

[põ.tɨˈvɛ.ðɾɐ]

[põ.tɨˈvɛ.ðɾɐ]

[põ.tɨˈβɛ.ðɾɐ]

Pontevedra (a province of Galicia, Spain; capital: Pontevedra)

Pontevedra (a city in Pontevedra, Spain)


Lugo

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Lugo, from Latin Lūcus Augustī, from lūcus (“sacred wood”). Compare Galician Lugo.

inh+

Lugo (a city, the provincial capital of Lugo, Galicia, Spain)


Alegranza

/ɐ.lɨˈɡɾɐ̃.zɐ/

[ɐ.lɨˈɣɾɐ̃.zɐ]


Agartha

(mythology) Agartha (a legendary city in the Earth’s core)


Artashat

Artashat (a town, the provincial capital of Ararat, Armenia)