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Portuguese
Etymology
From Cleveland + -ia, after American president Grover Cleveland, who interceded in Brazil’s favour during a border dispute with Argentina.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kle.veˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /kle.veˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒjɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kle.veˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /kle.veˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kle.veˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒi.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /kle.veˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒja/
Proper noun
Clevelândia f
- Clevelândia (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)
References
- ^ João Carlos Vicente Ferreira (2006) “Clevelândia”, 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