Bragança
English
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editEtymology
editBorrowed from Portuguese Bragança, from Latin Brigantia, from Proto-Celtic *Brigantī, *brigantī, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts (“high”), from the root *bʰerǵʰ- (“to rise”) + *-onts (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of Brigantia.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editBragança
- A district in northeastern Portugal.
- A city and municipality of Bragança district, Portugal.
Translations
editcity in the homonymous district of Portugal
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Catalan
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Portuguese Bragança.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editBragança f
Portuguese
editEtymology
editFrom Latin Brigantia, from Proto-Celtic *Brigantī, *brigantī, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts (“high”), from the root *bʰerǵʰ- (“to rise”) + *-onts (adjective-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
editBragança f
- Bragança (a district in northeastern Portugal)
- Bragança (a city and municipality of Bragança district, Portugal)
Usage notes
editBragança is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editProper noun
editBragança m or f by sense
- a surname
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