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Altônia

Portuguese edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Blend of Alberto +‎ Byington +‎ -ia, after Alberto Byington Júnior, joint owner of the company that colonised the region.[1]

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈtõ.ni.ɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈtõ.nɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /awˈtõ.njɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈtõ.njɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈto.ni.a/ [aʊ̯ˈto.nɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /awˈto.nja/ [aʊ̯ˈto.nja]

Proper noun edit

Altônia f (Brazilian spelling)

  1. A town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil

References edit

  1. ^ 2006, João Carlos Vicente Ferreira, Municípios paranaenses: origens e significados de seus nomes.
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