Distrito Federal

English

Proper noun

Distrito Federal

1. Alternative form of Federal District

Translations

Federal District — see Federal District

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒisˈtɾi.tu fe.deˈɾaw/ [d͡ʒisˈtɾi.tu fe.deˈɾaʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒisˈtɾi.tu fe.deˈɾaw/ [d͡ʒisˈtɾi.tu fe.deˈɾaʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiʃˈtɾi.tu fe.deˈɾaw/ [d͡ʒiʃˈtɾi.tu fe.deˈɾaʊ̯]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒisˈtɾi.to fe.deˈɾaw/ [d͡ʒisˈtɾi.to fe.deˈɾaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃˈtɾi.tu fɨ.dɨˈɾal/ [dɨʃˈtɾi.tu fɨ.ðɨˈɾaɫ], /diʃˈtɾi.tu fɨ.dɨˈɾal/ [diʃˈtɾi.tu fɨ.ðɨˈɾaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃˈtɾi.tu fɨ.dɨˈɾal/ [dɨʃˈtɾi.tu fɨ.ðɨˈɾaɫ], /diʃˈtɾi.tu fɨ.dɨˈɾal/ [diʃˈtɾi.tu fɨ.ðɨˈɾaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃˈtɾi.tu fɨ.dɨˈɾa.li/ [dɨʃˈtɾi.tu fɨ.ðɨˈɾa.li], /diʃˈtɾi.tu fɨ.dɨˈɾa.li/ [diʃˈtɾi.tu fɨ.ðɨˈɾa.li]

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Proper noun

Distrito Federal m

1. Federal District (an administrative division of Brazil); located in the Center West Region and containing the country's capital Brasilia
2. Federal District (a state of Mexico)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /disˌtɾito fedeˈɾal/ [d̪isˌt̪ɾi.t̪o fe.ð̞eˈɾal]
• Syllabification: Dis‧tri‧to Fe‧de‧ral

Proper noun

Distrito Federal m

1. Federal District (before 2016, the name formally given to Mexico City, the country’s capital)

   Synonyms: DF, D.F.