Coimbra
See also: Coímbra
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Coimbra.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: kwēɴʹbrə, ko͞o.ēɴʹbrə, kō.ēɴʹbrə; IPA(key): /ˈkwĩbɹə/, /kuːˈĩbɹə/, /kəʊˈĩbɹə/
Proper noun
Coimbra
- A district in central Portugal.
- A city and municipality of Coimbra, Portugal.
- A municipality of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Translations
city and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal
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Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese Cõymbra, from Latin Conimbriga, with the first element possibly being named after the Conii people, and the second element from Celtic *briga.
Proper noun
Coimbra f
Related terms
- coimbrense, conimbricense, coimbrão
Descendants
- English: Coimbra
Further reading
Coimbra on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt
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