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Catalan
Etymology
From ultra- + mar.
Pronunciation
Noun
ultramar m (plural ultramars)
- overseas, abroad
- ultramarine (pigment)
- Synonym: blau d'ultramar
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Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese ultramar, outramar, from Latin ultra (“beyond”) + mare (“sea”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ultramar m (plural ultramares)
- overseas (countries and regions outside one’s country, especially across the sea)
- Synonym: além-mar
Eles viajaram para o ultramar.- They travelled overseas.
- (Portugal, historical, often capitalized) the Portuguese overseas territories from colonial times
Guerra do Ultramar.- Overseas War.
Spanish
Etymology
From ultra- + mar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ultɾaˈmaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: ul‧tra‧mar
Noun
ultramar m (plural ultramares)
- abroad; overseas
- trabajo en ultramar ― overseas work
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