Mato Grosso do Sul
English edit
Etymology edit
From Portuguese, literally meaning "Thick Forest of the South".
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈmæt.oʊ ˈɡɹoʊ.soʊ doʊ ˈsul/, /ˈmæt.u-/, /ˈmæt.ə-/, /-ˈɡɹɑ-/, /-də-/, /-ˈsʌl/
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Proper noun edit
Mato Grosso do Sul
- A state of the Center-West Region, Brazil. Capital: Campo Grande
Usage notes edit
Do not confuse Mato Grosso do Sul (postal code MS) with its neighboring state that borders it on the north, Mato Grosso (postal code MT).
Translations edit
state in south-western Brazil
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See also edit
- (states of Brazil) state of 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: en:States of Brazil)
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “South Mato Grosso”, because was originally the southern part of Mato Grosso that split from it in the late 1970s, forming a new state.
Pronunciation edit
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Proper noun edit
- A state of the Central-West Region, Brazil. Capital: Campo Grande
- Synonym: MS (abbreviation)
Related terms edit
See 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)