Natal
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Portuguese Natal (“Christmas”), because the region in South Africa was discovered by the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama on Christmas Day, 1497.
Proper noun[edit]
Natal
- A municipality, the capital of the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
- A former British colony and province of South Africa. It is now called KwaZulu-Natal province.
Translations[edit]
capital of Rio Grande do Norte
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former British colony
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Portuguese natal, nadal, from Latin nātālis [diēs Dominī] (“birthday of the Lord”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /nɐ.ˈtaɫ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /na.ˈtaw/
- Homophone: natal
- Hyphenation: Na‧tal
- Rhymes: -aw
Proper noun[edit]
Natal m (plural Natais)
- Christmas (festival observed on December 25 commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ)
- Natal (a municipality, the capital of the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil)
- Natal (a former colony of the United Kingdom, in southern Africa)
Descendants[edit]
Categories:
- English terms derived from Portuguese
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- en:Municipalities in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
- en:State capitals of Brazil
- Portuguese terms derived from Old Portuguese
- Portuguese terms derived from Latin
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Portuguese terms with homophones
- Portuguese 2-syllable words
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese proper nouns
- pt:Municipalities in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
- pt:State capitals of Brazil
- pt:Former colonies
- pt:Christmas
