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German
- Tejostadt (using the Portuguese spelling and accordingly referring primarily to Lisbon)
Etymology
From Tajo (“Tagus”) + Stadt (“city”), using the Spanish spelling Tajo. Literally, “Tagus city”, i.e. city on the Tagus River.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtaːxoˌʃtat/
- Rhymes: -at
- Hyphenation: Ta‧jo‧stadt
Proper noun
Tajostadt f (proper noun, genitive Tajostadt)
- (obsolete, extremely rare) a city situated on the Tagus river, in particular:
- Toledo
- Synonym: Toledo (modern term)
1885–1886, Jahrbücher für protestantische Theologie, volumes 11–12, page 145:Nicht blos politische, sondern auch militärische Gründe mochten für die Tajostadt „Toletum” sprechen.- Not only political, but also tactical reasons favored the Tajo town 'Toletum'.
- Lisbon
- Synonym: Lissabon (modern term)
1893, Religiös-soziale Bilder aus der Geschichte des deutschen Bürgertums, page 441:In so hohem Ansehen stand er in der volkreichen Tajostadt, daß er von König Johann II. mit Anfertigung eines Astrolabiums (Sternaufnehmers) beauftragt wurde.- He was so highly regarded in the populous Tagus town, that he was instructed by king John II. to construct a astrolabe (star recorder).
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