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Portuguese
Etymology
Blend of Alberto + Byington + -ia, after Alberto Byington Júnior, joint owner of the company that colonised the region.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈtõ.ni.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /awˈtõ.njɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈtõ.ni.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /awˈtõ.njɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈto.ni.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /awˈto.nja/
Proper noun
Altônia f (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)
- A town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil
References
- ^ João Carlos Vicente Ferreira (2006) “Altônia”, in Municípios paranaenses: origens e significados de seus nomes [Paraná's municipalities: the origin and meaning of their names] (Paraná da Gente; 5) (in Portuguese), Curitiba: Secretaria de Estado da Cultura