Vila Franca

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.lɐ ˈfɾɐ̃.kɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.lɐ ˈfɾɐ̃.kɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.la ˈfɾɐ̃.ka/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.lɐ ˈfɾɐ̃.kɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.lɐ ˈfɾɐ̃.kɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.lɐ ˈfɾɐ̃.kɐ/

Proper noun

Vila Franca f (plural Vilas Francas)

1. a toponym indicating a town whose charter granted it certain tax exemptions on local trade:
   1. a settlement and civil parish of the municipality of Viana do Castelo, Portugal
   2. ellipsis of Vila Franca de Xira

      Synonym: Xira

   3. ellipsis of Vila Franca do Campo

Derived terms

• Vila Franca da Beira
• Vila Franca da Serra
• Vila Franca das Naves
• Vila Franca de Lampaças
• Vila Franca de Xira
• Vila Franca do Campo
• Vila Franca do Deão
• Vila Franca do Rosário
• vilafrancada
• vilafranquense

Further reading

• “Vila Franca”, in Dicionário infopédia da Toponímia (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026