Alagoas
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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.
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editAlagoas
- A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Maceió
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editSee also
editStates: 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 |
Federal District: Federal District |
Further reading
edit- Category:Alagoas on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Alagoas on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage
- Alagoas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Portuguese
editEtymology
editFrom 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.
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Proper noun
editAlagoas m or f pl
- A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Maceió
- Synonym: AL (abbreviation)
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editSee 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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