Alvorada do Sul

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Literally, “dawn of the south”. After the company Companhia Alvorada.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.voˈɾa.dɐ du ˈsuw/ [aʊ̯.voˈɾa.dɐ du ˈsuʊ̯]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.voˈɾa.da do ˈsuw/ [aʊ̯.voˈɾa.da do ˈsuʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.vuˈɾa.dɐ du ˈsul/ [aɫ.vuˈɾa.ðɐ ðu ˈsuɫ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /al.buˈɾa.dɐ du ˈsul/ [aɫ.βuˈɾa.ðɐ ðu ˈsuɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /al.vuˈɾa.dɐ du ˈsu.li/ [aɫ.vuˈɾa.ðɐ ðu ˈsu.li]

Proper noun

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Alvorada do Sul f

  1. Alvorada do Sul (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)

References

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  1. ^ João Carlos Vicente Ferreira (2006) “Alvorada do Sul”, in Municípios paranaenses: origens e significados de seus nomes [Paraná's municipalities: the origin and meaning of their names] (Paraná da Gente; 5)‎[1] (in Portuguese), Curitiba: Secretaria de Estado da Cultura
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