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Bragança

/bɹəˈɡanzə/US/bɹəˈɡɑnzə/

Bragança proper noun: a district in northeastern Portugal.

Proper noun

Bragança

  1. A district in northeastern Portugal.
  2. A city and municipality of Bragança district, Portugal.

Bragança meaning in Arabic, Persian and Thai

Bragança in Arabic

city in the homonymous district of Portugal
بْرَاغَانْزَا brāḡānzā

Bragança in Persian

city in the homonymous district of Portugal
براگانسا brâgânsâ

Bragança in Thai

city in the homonymous district of Portugal
บรากังซา braa-gang-saa

Forms of Bragança

alternative formBraganza

Origin of Bragança

Borrowed 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.

Words that rhyme with Bragança

Questions about Bragança

What does Bragança mean?
Bragança means a district in northeastern Portugal.
What is Bragança in Arabic?
Bragança in Arabic is بْرَاغَانْزَا (brāḡānzā). See Bragança meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Bragança?
Bragança is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Bragança?
Bragança is pronounced /bɹəˈɡanzə/ (UK).

Words near Bragança in the dictionary

  1. brag sheet
  2. brag sheets
  3. Braga
  4. bragability
  5. Braganza
  6. Bragança
  7. bragawd
  8. Bragdon
  9. Bragdons
  10. Brager
  11. Bragers

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