Por·tu·gal (pôr ch -gl, p r-) A country of southwest Europe on the western Iberian Peninsula. It includes the Madeira Islands and the Azores in the northern Atlantic Ocean. Originally inhabited by the Lusitanians, a Celtiberian people, the mainland area was subjugated by the Romans in the second century b.c. and was later conquered by the Visigoths and Moors. Spain recognized Portugal as an independent kingdom in 1143, and it soon flourished as a maritime and colonial power with holdings stretching from Africa to the Far East and Brazil in the New World. Much of its empire was lost to the British and the Dutch in the 17th and 18th centuries, and the remaining colonies in Africa became independent in the 20th century. Lisbon is the capital and the largest city. Population: 10,600,000. |   |
Portugal [ˈpɔːtjʊgəl]
n
(Placename) a republic in SW Europe, on the Atlantic: became an independent monarchy in 1139 and expelled the Moors in 1249 after more than four centuries of Muslim rule; became a republic in 1910; under the dictatorship of Salazar from 1932 until 1968, when he was succeeded by Dr Caetano, who was overthrown by a junta in 1974; constitutional government restored in 1976. Portugal is a member of the European Union. Official language: Portuguese. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: euro. Capital: Lisbon. Pop.: 10 328 000 (2001 est.). Area: 91 831 sq. km (35 456 sq. miles)
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| Noun | 1. |  Portugal - a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil)Portuguese - the Romance language spoken in Portugal and Brazil Common Market, EC, EEC, European Community, European Economic Community, European Union, EU, Europe - an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members; "he tried to take Britain into the Europen Union" NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization - an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security Iberian Peninsula, Iberia - a peninsula in southwestern Europe Acores, Azores - islands in the Atlantic Ocean belonging to Portugal; "the Azores are strategically located on transatlantic air and shipping routes" Madeira Islands, Madeiras - a group of volcanic islands in the Atlantic Ocean to the west of Morocco; the group forms an autonomous region of Portugal Braga - an ancient city in northern Portugal capital of Portugal, Lisboa, Lisbon - capital and largest city and economic and cultural center of Portugal; a major port in western Portugal on Tagus River where it broadens and empties into the Atlantic Setubal - a port city on the Atlantic coast of Portugal to the southeast of Lisbon Lusitania - ancient region and Roman province on the Iberian Peninsula; corresponds roughly to modern Portugal and parts of Spain Europe - the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles Tagus, Tagus River - a European river; flows into the North Atlantic Portuguese - a native or inhabitant of Portugal duenna - a woman chaperon Grand Inquisitor - director of the court of Inquisition (especially in Spain and Portugal) |
Translations
Portugal [ˈpɔːrtjʊgəl] n → Portugal m
in Portugal → au Portugal
to Portugal → au Portugal
We went to Portugal → Nous sommes allés au Portugal.
in Portugal → au Portugal
to Portugal → au Portugal
We went to Portugal → Nous sommes allés au Portugal.
Portugal
n → Portugal nt
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