Neerlândia

See also: Neerlandia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Nederlândia (obsolete, rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Neerland + -ia.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ne.eʁˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ [ne.eɦˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ne.eʁˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒjɐ/ [ne.eɦˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒjɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ne.eʁˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ [ne.eɦˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ne.eʁˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒjɐ/ [ne.eɦˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒjɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ne.eɾˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ [ne.eɾˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ne.eɾˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒjɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ne.eʁˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ [ne.eʁˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ne.eʁˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒjɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ne.eɻˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒi.a/ [ne.eɻˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ne.eɻˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒja/

Proper noun

Neerlândia f (rare or poetic)

1. Netherlands (The main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium)
2. Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe, consisting of four constituent countries: the Netherlands per se, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten)

Related terms

• neerlandês