Mato Grosso do Sul
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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/
Audio (US): (file)
Proper noun
editMato Grosso do Sul
- A state of the Center-West Region, Brazil. Capital: Campo Grande
Usage notes
editDo not confuse Mato Grosso do Sul (postal code MS) with its neighboring state that borders it on the north, Mato Grosso (postal code MT).
Other names that were proposed, at the time of the state's establishment and afterwards, include "Pantanal" (a reference to its best known geographical feature) and "Maracaju" (a reference to the Maracaju Mountain Range that crosses the state from north to south).
Translations
editstate 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, 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 (Category: en:States of Brazil)
Further reading
edit- Category:Mato Grosso do Sul on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Mato Grosso do Sul on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage
- Mato Grosso do Sul on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Portuguese
editEtymology
editLiterally, “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
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Proper noun
edit- A state of the Central-West Region, Brazil. Capital: Campo Grande
- Synonym: MS (abbreviation)
Related terms
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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