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Fernando de Noronha

/fəɹˈnæn.du di nəˈɹoʊn.hæ/

Fernando de Noronha proper noun: an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean off the northeastern coast of, and belonging to, Brazil.

Proper noun

Fernando de Noronha

  1. An archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean off the northeastern coast of, and belonging to, Brazil.
  2. The largest island of the above archipelago.
  3. A district of Pernambuco, Brazil, encompassing the Fernando de Noronha archipelago as well as the Saint Peter and Saint Paul Rocks further to the north-northeast.

Origin of Fernando de Noronha

Borrowed from Portuguese Fernando de Noronha.

Questions about Fernando de Noronha

What does Fernando de Noronha mean?
Fernando de Noronha means an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean off the northeastern coast of, and belonging to, Brazil.
What part of speech is Fernando de Noronha?
Fernando de Noronha is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Fernando de Noronha?
Fernando de Noronha is pronounced /fəɹˈnæn.du di nəˈɹoʊn.hæ/.

Words near Fernando de Noronha in the dictionary

  1. Fernandina Beach
  2. Fernandine
  3. Fernandini
  4. fernandinite
  5. Fernando
  6. Fernando de Noronha
  7. Fernando Po
  8. Fernando Póo
  9. fernane
  10. fernanes
  11. Fernangeles

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