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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μεσοποταμία (Mesopotamía, from μέσος (mésos, “between”) + ποταμός (potamós, “river”)).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌmɛ.zo.poˈtɐ̃.mi.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˌmɛ.zo.poˈtɐ̃.mjɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌmɛ.zo.poˈtɐ̃.mi.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˌmɛ.zo.poˈtɐ̃.mjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌmɛ.zo.poˈtɐ.mi.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˌmɛ.zo.poˈtɐ.mja/
Proper noun
Mesopotâmia f
- Mesopotamia (a historical region in the Middle East)
- Mesopotamia (a province of the Roman Empire)
- Mesopotamia (a mandate of United Kingdom in the Middle East; modern Iraq)
- Mesopotamia (a traditional region in northeastern Argentina)
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