Vila Nova de Gaia

English

Proper noun

Vila Nova de Gaia

1. A city and municipality in Porto district, Portugal.

Portuguese

Vila Nova de Gaia

Etymology

From Vila Nova and Gaia, which were united into a single city in 1834. The second element comes from Old Galician-Portuguese Gaia, from Latin Cale, ultimately from Proto-Celtic.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.lɐ ˈnɔ.vɐ d͡ʒi ˈɡaj.ɐ/ [ˈvi.lɐ ˈnɔ.vɐ d͡ʒi ˈɡaɪ̯.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.lɐ ˈnɔ.vɐ d͡ʒi ˈɡaj.ɐ/ [ˈvi.lɐ ˈnɔ.vɐ d͡ʒi ˈɡaɪ̯.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.la ˈnɔ.va de ˈɡaj.a/ [ˈvi.la ˈnɔ.va de ˈɡaɪ̯.a]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.lɐ ˈnɔ.vɐ dɨ ˈɡaj.ɐ/ [ˈvi.lɐ ˈnɔ.vɐ ðɨ ˈɣaj.ɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.lɐ ˈnɔ.vɐ dɨ ˈɡaj.ɐ/ [ˈvi.lɐ ˈnɔ.vɐ ðɨ ˈɣaj.ɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.lɐ ˈnɔ.bɐ dɨ ˈɡaj.ɐ/ [ˈbi.lɐ ˈnɔ.βɐ ðɨ ˈɣaj.ɐ]

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Proper noun

Vila Nova de Gaia f

1. A city and municipality of the district of Porto, Portugal

   Synonym: Gaia

Usage notes

Vila Nova de Gaia is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

Related terms

• gaiense