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Freire

Freire proper noun: a surname from Spanish [in turn from Galician].

Proper noun

Freire (plural Freires)

  1. A surname from Spanish [in turn from Galician].
    • That's proof to Freire that the party has room for moderate Republicans who are nonetheless loyal Republicans.2009 April 29, Marc Ambinder, “Dems and GOPers Treat Their Mods Differently”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 10 May 2021, retrieved 25 Mar 2024

Forms of Freire

pluralFreires

Origin of Freire

Borrowed from Spanish Freire, from Galician Freire.

Words formed from Freire

Questions about Freire

What does Freire mean?
Freire means a surname from Spanish [in turn from Galician].
What part of speech is Freire?
Freire is a proper noun.

Words near Freire in the dictionary

  1. Freiman
  2. Freiman's theorem
  3. Freimuth
  4. Freimuths
  5. freind
  6. Freire
  7. Freirean
  8. Freireans
  9. Freires
  10. Freirian
  11. Freirina

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