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English
Etymology
From Portuguese Silves, from Old Galician-Portuguese Silve, from Latin Cilpe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɪlvəs/, /ˈsiːlviːz/
Proper noun
Silves
- A city and municipality of Faro District, Portugal.
- (historical) A former kingdom in Iberia, one of the Iberian taifas.
Translations
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese Silve, from Latin Cilpe.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Silves
- Silves (a city and municipality of Faro District, Portugal)