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Portuguese
Etymology
From Italian totalitario or French totalitaire.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /to.ta.liˈta.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /to.ta.liˈta.ɾju/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /to.ta.liˈta.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /to.ta.liˈta.ɾju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /to.ta.liˈta.ɾi.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /to.ta.liˈta.ɾjo/
- Hyphenation: to‧ta‧li‧tá‧ri‧o
Adjective
totalitário (feminine totalitária, masculine plural totalitários, feminine plural totalitárias)
- (politics) totalitarian (where the government wields absolute control)
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