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Natal

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See also: natal and nätäl'

English

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Etymology

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

Proper noun

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Natal

  1. A former British colony in modern South Africa, existing from 1843 to 1910.
  2. A former province of South Africa, reorganized in 1994 into the modern province of KwaZulu-Natal.
  3. A municipality, the state capital of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.

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Anagrams

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Indonesian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Malay Natal, from Portuguese Natal, from Old Galician-Portuguese Natal, from Latin nātālis [diēs Dominī] (birthday of the Lord).

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Proper noun

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Natal

  1. (Christianity) Christmas (festival observed on December 25 commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ)

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Malay

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Malay Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ms

Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese Natal (via any dialects in contact with the Portuguese like Ambonese, Ternate etc) or creoles like Kristang, from Old Galician-Portuguese Natal, from Latin nātālis [diēs Dominī] (birthday of the Lord).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [na.tal]
    • Audio (Malaysia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -tal, -al
  • Hyphenation: Na‧tal

Proper noun

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Natal (Jawi spelling ناتل)

  1. (Malacca, Indonesia, Christianity) Christmas; a festival/holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ and incorporating various Christian, pre-Christian, pagan and secular customs, which is celebrated on December 25 in most places.

Synonyms

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  • Krismas (rest of Malaysia, Singapore)

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: Natal

References

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  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “natal”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 167

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Old Galician-Portuguese

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Latin nātālis [diēs Dominī] (birthday of the Lord).

    Noun

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    Natal m

    1. Christmas
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    Descendants

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    • Galician: Nadal
    • Portuguese: Natal (see there for further descendants)

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    Portuguese

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    Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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    Pronunciation

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    Etymology 1

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      Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Natal, from Latin nātālis [diēs Dominī] (birthday of the Lord). Doublet of natal.

      Compare Galician Nadal.

      Proper noun

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      Natal m (plural Natais)

      1. Christmas (festival observed on December 25 commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ)
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      Etymology 2

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

      Proper noun

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      Natal m

      1. Natal (a former British colony in modern South Africa, existing from 1843 to 1910)
      2. Natal (a former province of South Africa, reorganized in 1994 into the modern province of KwaZulu-Natal)
      3. a municipality, the state capital of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
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      Descendants
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