Natal

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See also natal, and nätäl

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Portuguese Natal (“Christmas”), because the region in South Africa was discovered by the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama on Christmas Day, 1497.

[edit] Proper noun

Natal

  1. A seaport and the state capital of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
  2. A former British colony and province of South Africa. It is now called KwaZulu-Natal province.

[edit] Translations

seaport
former British colony

[edit] Portuguese

[edit] Proper noun

Natal m.

  1. Christmas
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