Fortaleza

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English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɔɹtəˈleɪzə/
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Proper noun

Fortaleza

  1. A municipality, the state capital of Ceará, Brazil.

Translations

Portuguese

Etymology

Ellipsis of Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora de Assunção (literally Fort of Our Lady of the Assumption).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Fortaleza f

  1. Fortaleza (a municipality, the state capital of Ceará, Brazil)

References

  • Raub, K., St Louis, R., Clark, G., Kaminski, A., Planet, L., Gleeson, B., Chandler, G. (2016). Lonely Planet Brazil. United Kingdom: Lonely Planet Global Limited