Fernando de Noronha

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fəɹˈnæn.du di nəˈɹoʊn.hæ/

Proper noun

Fernando de Noronha

1. An archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean off the northeastern coast of, and belonging to, Brazil.
2. The largest island of the above archipelago.
3. A district of Pernambuco, Brazil, encompassing the Fernando de Noronha archipelago as well as the Saint Peter and Saint Paul Rocks further to the north-northeast.

Portuguese

Etymology

Named after Portuguese merchant Fernão de Loronha.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /feʁˈnɐ̃.du d͡ʒi noˈɾõ.ɲɐ/ [feɦˈnɐ̃.du d͡ʒi noˈɾõ.j̃ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /feʁˈnɐ̃.du d͡ʒi noˈɾõ.ɲɐ/ [feɦˈnɐ̃.du d͡ʒi noˈɾõ.j̃ɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /feɾˈnɐ̃.du d͡ʒi noˈɾõ.ɲɐ/ [feɾˈnɐ̃.du d͡ʒi noˈɾõ.j̃ɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /feʁˈnɐ̃.du d͡ʒi noˈɾõ.ɲɐ/ [feʁˈnɐ̃.du d͡ʒi noˈɾõ.j̃ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /feɻˈnɐ̃.do de noˈɾo.ɲa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨɾˈnɐ̃.du dɨ nuˈɾo.ɲɐ/ [fɨɾˈnɐ̃.du ðɨ nuˈɾo.ɲɐ]

Proper noun

Fernando de Noronha f

1. An archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of northeastern Brazil
2. An island, the largest of the Fernando de Noronha archipelago
3. A district of Pernambuco, Brazil, encompassing Fernando de Noronha and Arquipélago de São Pedro e São Paulo