Alagoas
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Portuguese Alagoas, from alagoas (“lakes”).
The name appears as a competitor with the names of the lagoons of Manguaba, a lagoa do sul ("southern lagoon"), and Mundaú, a lagoa do norte ("northern lagoon"), already in the 16th century, when settlements were founded near the Alagoa do Norte and the Alagoa do Sul, the Alagoas, with the inclusion of the rest of the lagoons in the area.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Alagoas
- A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Maceió
Translations
[edit]See also
[edit]- (states of Brazil) state of Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goias, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins (Category: en:States of Brazil)
Further reading
[edit]Category:Alagoas on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Alagoas on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage
Alagoas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Portuguese
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Etymology
[edit]From alagoas (“lakes”).
The name appears as a competitor with the names of the lagoons of Manguaba, a lagoa do sul ("the southern lagoon"), and Mundaú, a lagoa do norte ("the northern lagoon"), already in the 16th century, when settlements were founded near the Alagoa do Norte and the Alagoa do Sul, the Alagoas, with the inclusion of the rest of the lagoons in the area.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
[edit]Alagoas m or f pl
- A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Maceió
- Synonym: AL (abbreviation)
Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]- (states of Brazil) estado do Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins (Category: pt:States of Brazil)
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