São Vicente

English

Proper noun

São Vicente

1. One of the ten islands of Cape Verde

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɐ̃w̃ viˈsẽ.t͡ʃi/ [ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ viˈsẽ.t͡ʃi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɐ̃w̃ viˈsẽ.t͡ʃi/ [ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ viˈsẽ.t͡ʃi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɐ̃w̃ viˈsẽ.te/ [ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ viˈsẽ.te]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɐ̃w̃ viˈsẽ.tɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɐ̃w̃ viˈsẽ.tɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɐ̃w̃ biˈsẽ.tɨ/

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Etymology 1

Proper noun

São Vicente m

1. Saint Vincent of Saragossa (patron saint of Lisbon)

Etymology 2

Named after Saint Vincent of Saragossa.

Proper noun

São Vicente m

1. a municipality of São Paulo and island off the coast of São Paulo, Brazil
2. a city and municipality of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
3. an island and municipality of Cape Verde
4. a city in Guinea-Bissau
5. a village and municipality of the Madeira autonomous region, Portugal
7. a civil parish of Lisbon, Portugal
8. the biggest island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
9. a city in Cantagalo district, São Tomé and Príncipe
10. (historical) a captaincy of Colonial Brazil

Usage notes

• São Vicente is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

See also

civil parishes of Lisbon: freguesias de Lisboaedit

• Ajuda
• Alcântara
• Alvalade
• Areeiro
• Arroios
• Avenidas Novas
• Beato
• Belém
• Benfica
• Campo de Ourique
• Campolide
• Carnide
• Estrela
• Lumiar
• Marvila
• Misericórdia
• Olivais
• Parque das Nações
• Penha de França
• Santa Clara
• Santa Maria Maior
• Santo António
• São Domingos de Benfica
• São Vicente