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Rio Grande do Sul

Rio Grande do Sul proper noun: a state of the South Region, Brazil. Capital: Porto Alegre.

rio grande do sul: a state of the South Region, Brazil. Capital: Porto Alegre
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Proper noun

Rio Grande do Sul

  1. A state of the South Region, Brazil. Capital: Porto Alegre.

Rio Grande do Sul meaning in Arabic

Rio Grande do Sul in Arabic

state in southern Brazil
رِيُو غْرَانْدِي دُو سُولْ riyū ḡrāndī dū sūl

Origin of Rio Grande do Sul

From Portuguese Rio Grande do Sul (literally “Great River of the South”). Rio Grande (“Great River”) is an old name for the Lagoa dos Patos lagoon, and the southern attribution contrasts with Rio Grande do Norte.

Questions about Rio Grande do Sul

What does Rio Grande do Sul mean?
Rio Grande do Sul means a state of the South Region, Brazil. Capital: Porto Alegre.
What is Rio Grande do Sul in Arabic?
Rio Grande do Sul in Arabic is رِيُو غْرَانْدِي دُو سُولْ (riyū ḡrāndī dū sūl). See Rio Grande do Sul meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Rio Grande do Sul?
Rio Grande do Sul is a proper noun.

Words near Rio Grande do Sul in the dictionary

  1. Rio Grande
  2. Rio Grande City
  3. Rio Grande County
  4. Rio Grande disease
  5. Rio Grande do Norte
  6. Rio Grande do Sul
  7. Rio Grande River
  8. Rio Grande Valley
  9. Rio Linda
  10. Rio Minho
  11. Rio Oso

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