Cruzeiro do Oeste

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Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “crossroads of the west”.^[1]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɾuˈze(j).ɾu du oˈɛs.t͡ʃi/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kɾuˈze(j).ɾu du oˈɛʃ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɾuˈze(j).ɾo do oˈɛs.te/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɾuˈzɐj.ɾu du ˈwɛʃ.tɨ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɾuˈzej.ɾu du ˈwɛʃ.tɨ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɾuˈzej.ɾu du ˈwɛʃ.tɨ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɾuˈze.ɾu du ˈwɛʃ.tɨ/

Proper noun

Cruzeiro do Oeste

Cruzeiro do Oeste (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)

References

^ João Carlos Vicente Ferreira (2006) “Cruzeiro do Oeste”, 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

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