Santarém

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Santaren, after Visigothic saint Santa Irene.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃.taˈɾẽj̃/ [sɐ̃.taˈɾẽɪ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃.tɐˈɾɐ̃j̃/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ẽj̃, (Portugal) -ɐ̃j̃
• Hyphenation: San‧ta‧rém

• Audio (Portugal):

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Proper noun

Santarém

1. A district in central Portugal
2. A city and municipality, the district capital of the district of Santarém, Portugal
3. A city and municipality of Pará, Brazil

Usage notes

Santarém is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

Related terms

• escalabitano, santareno, santarense