Coimbra

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See also: Coímbra and Coïmbra

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Coimbra, from Old Galician-Portuguese Coimbra.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Coimbra

  1. A district in central Portugal.
  2. A city and municipality of Coimbra district, Portugal.
  3. A municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Translations

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin Conimbriga (“Condeixa-a-Velha”).

Proper noun

Coimbra

  1. A city in central Portugal.

Descendants

  • Portuguese: Coimbra

Further reading

Portuguese

Coimbra

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Coimbra, from Latin Conimbriga (“Condeixa-a-Velha”), with the first element possibly being named after the Conii people, and the second element from Proto-Celtic *brigā. Doublet of Conímbriga.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -ĩbɾɐ
  • Hyphenation: Co‧im‧bra
  • Audio (Portugal):(file)

Proper noun

Coimbra f

  1. Coimbra (a district in central Portugal)
  2. Coimbra (a city and municipality of Coimbra district, Portugal)
  3. A municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Usage notes

Coimbra is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

Derived terms

Descendants

Proper noun

Coimbra m or f

  1. a surname

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