Rio Grande do Norte

English

the Brazil state of Rio Grande do Norte

Etymology

from Portuguese, lit. "Great Northern River", in reference to the mouth of the Potenji River

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹiːəʊ ˈɡɹɑːndi dəʊ ˈnɔː(ɹ)ti/

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Proper noun

Rio Grande do Norte

1. A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Natal

Translations

state in north-eastern Brazil

Arabic: رِيُو غْرَانْدِي دُو نُورْتِي (riyū ḡrāndī dū nūrtī) Armenian: Ռիու Գրանդի դու Նորտի (Ṙiu Grandi du Norti) French: Rio Grande do Norte Georgian: რიუ-გრანდი-დუ-ნორტი (riu-grandi-du-norṭi) Greek: Ρίο Γκράντε ντο Νόρτε (Río Gkránte nto Nórte) Japanese: リオグランデ・ド・ノルテ (Riogurande do Norute) Portuguese: Rio Grande do Norte (pt) m Russian: Ри́у-Гра́нди-ду-Но́рти (Ríu-Grándi-du-Nórti) Spanish: Río Grande del Norte

See also

Divisions of the Federative Republic of Brazil in English (layout · text)

States: Acre · Alagoas · Amapá · Amazonas · Bahia · Ceará · Espírito Santo · Goias · Maranhão · Mato Grosso · Mato Grosso do Sul · Minas Gerais · Pará · Paraíba · Paraná · Pernambuco · Piauí · Rio de Janeiro · Rio Grande do Norte · Rio Grande do Sul · Rondônia · Roraima · Santa Catarina · São Paulo · Sergipe · Tocantins

Federal District: Federal District

Further reading

• Category:Rio Grande do Norte on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Rio Grande do Norte on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage
• Rio Grande do Norte on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “Great River of the North”. Rio Grande (“Great River”) is a name for the mouth of the Potenji River, and the northern attribution contrasts with Rio Grande do Sul.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁi.u ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi du ˈnɔʁ.t͡ʃi/ [ˈhi.u ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi du ˈnɔh.t͡ʃi], /ˈʁiw ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi du ˈnɔʁ.t͡ʃi/ [ˈhiʊ̯ ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi du ˈnɔh.t͡ʃi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁi.u ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi du ˈnɔʁ.t͡ʃi/ [ˈhi.u ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi du ˈnɔh.t͡ʃi], /ˈʁiw ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi du ˈnɔʁ.t͡ʃi/ [ˈhiʊ̯ ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi du ˈnɔh.t͡ʃi]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈʁi.u ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi du ˈnɔɾ.t͡ʃi/ [ˈhi.u ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi du ˈnɔɾ.t͡ʃi], /ˈʁiw ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi du ˈnɔɾ.t͡ʃi/ [ˈhiʊ̯ ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi du ˈnɔɾ.t͡ʃi]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁi.u ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi du ˈnɔʁ.t͡ʃi/ [ˈχi.u ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi du ˈnɔχ.t͡ʃi], /ˈʁiw ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi du ˈnɔʁ.t͡ʃi/ [ˈχiʊ̯ ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi du ˈnɔχ.t͡ʃi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁi.u ˈɡɾɐ̃.de do ˈnɔɻ.te/ [ˈhi.u ˈɡɾɐ̃.de do ˈnɔɻ.te], /ˈʁiw ˈɡɾɐ̃.de do ˈnɔɻ.te/ [ˈhiʊ̯ ˈɡɾɐ̃.de do ˈnɔɻ.te]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁi.u ˈɡɾɐ̃.dɨ du ˈnɔɾ.tɨ/ [ˈʁi.u ˈɣɾɐ̃.dɨ ðu ˈnɔɾ.tɨ]

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Proper noun

Rio Grande do Norte m

1. A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Natal

   Synonym: (abbreviation) RN

Related terms

• potiguar, norte-rio-grandense, rio-grandense (demonyms)

See also

states of Brazil: estados do Brasiledit

• Acre
• Alagoas
• Amapá
• Amazonas
• Bahia
• Ceará
• Espírito Santo
• Goiás
• Maranhão
• Mato Grosso
• Mato Grosso do Sul
• Minas Gerais
• Pará
• Paraíba
• Paraná
• Pernambuco
• Piauí
• Rio de Janeiro
• Rio Grande do Norte
• Rio Grande do Sul
• Rondônia
• Roraima
• Santa Catarina
• São Paulo
• Sergipe
• Tocantins