Cesareia

See also: Cesaréia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Cesaréia (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Caesarea, displacing native Cesaira.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.zaˈɾɛj.ɐ/ [se.zaˈɾɛɪ̯.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.zaˈɾɛj.ɐ/ [se.zaˈɾɛɪ̯.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.zaˈɾɛj.a/ [se.zaˈɾɛɪ̯.a]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.zɐˈɾɐj.ɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.zɐˈɾɐj.ɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.zɐˈɾej.ɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.zɐˈɾej.ɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.zɐˈɾe.ɐ/

Proper noun

Cesareia f

1. (historical) Caesarea (an ancient city in Cappadocia, Roman Empire; modern Kayseri)
2. (historical) Caesarea (an ancient city in the Levant, in modern Israel)
3. Caesarea (a modern town in north-central Israel)