Belém

See also: belem, belém, and Belem

English

Proper noun

Belém

  1. A municipality, the capital of the state of Pará, Brazil.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese Beleen, from Latin Bēthlehem, Bēthlēēm, from Ancient Greek Βηθλεέμ (Bēthleém), from Hebrew בּית לחם‎ (bet léchem).

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /be.ˈlẽj̃/

Proper noun

Belém f

  1. Bethlehem (a city in Palestine)
  2. Belém (a city, the state capital of Pará, Brazil)
  3. Belém (a parish of Lisbon, Portugal)
  4. (politics, Portugal) Clipping of Palácio Nacional de Belém (Belém Palace, residency of the Portuguese president)
    • 2015 November 23, Nuno Sá Lourenço, “Cavaco impõe seis condições para indigitar Costa”, in Público‎:
      A audiência do secretário-geral do PS com o Presidente da República, terminou esta segunda-feira ao fim de meia-hora. António Costa saiu de Belém sem fazer qualquer declaração.
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