Rio Grande do Norte

English

the Brazil state of Rio Grande do Norte

Etymology

from Portuguese, lit. "Great Northern River", in reference to the mouth of the Potenji River

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹiːəʊ ˈɡɹɑːndi dəʊ ˈnɔː(ɹ)ti/

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Proper noun

Rio Grande do Norte

1. A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Natal

Translations

state in north-eastern Brazil

• Arabic: رِيُو غْرَانْدِي دُو نُورْتِي (riyū ḡrāndī dū nūrtī)
• Armenian: Ռիու Գրանդի դու Նորտի (Ṙiu Grandi du Norti)
• French: Rio Grande do Norte
• Georgian: რიუ-გრანდი-დუ-ნორტი (riu-grandi-du-norṭi)
• Greek: Ρίο Γκράντε ντο Νόρτε (Río Gkránte nto Nórte)
• Japanese: リオグランデ・ド・ノルテ (Riogurande do Norute)
• Portuguese: Rio Grande do Norte (pt) m
• Russian: Ри́у-Гра́нди-ду-Но́рти (Ríu-Grándi-du-Nórti)
• Spanish: Río Grande del Norte

Further reading

• Category:Rio Grande do Norte on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Rio Grande do Norte on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage
• Rio Grande do Norte on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “Great River of the North”. Rio Grande (“Great River”) is a name for the mouth of the Potenji River, and the northern attribution contrasts with Rio Grande do Sul.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁi.u ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi du ˈnɔʁ.t͡ʃi/ [ˈhi.u ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi du ˈnɔh.t͡ʃi], /ˈʁiw ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi du ˈnɔʁ.t͡ʃi/ [ˈhiʊ̯ ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi du ˈnɔh.t͡ʃi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁi.u ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi du ˈnɔʁ.t͡ʃi/ [ˈhi.u ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi du ˈnɔh.t͡ʃi], /ˈʁiw ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi du ˈnɔʁ.t͡ʃi/ [ˈhiʊ̯ ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi du ˈnɔh.t͡ʃi]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈʁi.u ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi du ˈnɔɾ.t͡ʃi/ [ˈhi.u ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi du ˈnɔɾ.t͡ʃi], /ˈʁiw ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi du ˈnɔɾ.t͡ʃi/ [ˈhiʊ̯ ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi du ˈnɔɾ.t͡ʃi]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁi.u ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi du ˈnɔʁ.t͡ʃi/ [ˈχi.u ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi du ˈnɔχ.t͡ʃi], /ˈʁiw ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi du ˈnɔʁ.t͡ʃi/ [ˈχiʊ̯ ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi du ˈnɔχ.t͡ʃi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁi.u ˈɡɾɐ̃.de do ˈnɔɻ.te/ [ˈhi.u ˈɡɾɐ̃.de do ˈnɔɻ.te], /ˈʁiw ˈɡɾɐ̃.de do ˈnɔɻ.te/ [ˈhiʊ̯ ˈɡɾɐ̃.de do ˈnɔɻ.te]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁi.u ˈɡɾɐ̃.dɨ du ˈnɔɾ.tɨ/ [ˈʁi.u ˈɣɾɐ̃.dɨ ðu ˈnɔɾ.tɨ]

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Proper noun

Rio Grande do Norte m

1. A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Natal

   Synonym: (abbreviation) RN

Related terms

• potiguar, norte-rio-grandense, rio-grandense (demonyms)

See also

• (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)}