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Braga

Braga proper noun: a surname from Portuguese.

Proper noun

Braga (countable and uncountable, plural Bragas)

  1. (countable) A surname from Portuguese.
  2. A city in Braga district, Minho, Norte, Portugal.
  3. A district of Minho, Norte, Portugal.
  4. A municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Forms of Braga

pluralBragas

Origin of Braga

From Portuguese Braga, Old Galician-Portuguese Braga, from Latin Bracara Augusta, named after a Celtic tribe, the Bracari, whose name is thought to be from Proto-Celtic *Bracara.

Questions about Braga

What does Braga mean?
Braga means a surname from Portuguese.
What part of speech is Braga?
Braga is a proper noun.

Words near Braga in the dictionary

  1. brag book
  2. brag books
  3. brag on
  4. brag sheet
  5. brag sheets
  6. Braga
  7. bragability
  8. Braganza
  9. Bragança
  10. bragawd
  11. Bragdon

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