Florianópolis

English

Alternative forms

  • Florianopolis

Etymology

From Brazilian Portuguese Florianópolis.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌflɔːɹiæˈnɒpəlɪs/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌflɔɹiæˈnɑpələs/

Proper noun

Florianópolis

  2. A municipality, the state capital of Santa Catarina, Brazil.

Translations

Portuguese

Etymology

The city was named after Floriano Peixoto (1839–1895), the second president of Brazil, with the addition of the suffix -polis. Before 1893, the city was known as Desterro.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /flo.ɾi.aˈnɔ.po.lis/ [flo.ɾɪ.aˈnɔ.po.lis], (faster pronunciation) /flo.ɾjaˈnɔ.po.lis/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /flo.ɾi.aˈnɔ.po.liʃ/ [flo.ɾɪ.aˈnɔ.po.liʃ], (faster pronunciation) /flo.ɾjaˈnɔ.po.liʃ/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /flu.ɾjɐˈnɔ.pu.liʃ/

  • Rhymes: -ɔpolis
  • Hyphenation: Flo‧ri‧a‧nó‧po‧lis

Proper noun

Florianópolis f (demonym florianopolitano)

  1. Florianópolis (a municipality, the state capital of Santa Catarina, Brazil)
    Synonyms: Floripa, Ilha da Magia, Ilha, Meiembipe

Descendants

  • → English: Florianópolis
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