Minas Gerais
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English
Etymology
From Portuguese Minas Gerais.
Proper noun
Minas Gerais
- A state of the Southeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Belo Horizonte
Translations
state in south-eastern Brazil
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See also
- (states of Brazil) state of Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins (Category: en:States of Brazil)
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Minas Gerais.
Proper noun
Minas Gerais f
- Minas Gerais (a state of Brazil; capital: Belo Horizonte)
Portuguese
Etymology
Literally, “General Mines”. Two origins are proposed:
- Literal meaning: the mines spread in several spots around a larger region
- From Minas dos Matos Gerais ("Mines of the General Woods"), which encompasses the region of "Mines" and the region of "General Woods" (or "General Fields"), which were farther from mines and harder to access
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
- A state of the Southeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Belo Horizonte
Related terms
See also
- (states of Brazil) estado do Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins (Category: pt:States of Brazil)