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Fernando de Noronha

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English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fəɹˈnæn.du di nəˈɹoʊn.hæ/

Proper noun

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Fernando de Noronha

  1. An archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean off the northeastern coast of, and belonging to, Brazil.
  2. The largest island of the above archipelago.
  3. A district of Pernambuco, Brazil, encompassing the Fernando de Noronha archipelago as well as the Saint Peter and Saint Paul Rocks further to the north-northeast.

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Named after Portuguese merchant Fernão de Loronha.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /feʁˈnɐ̃.du d͡ʒi noˈɾõ.ɲɐ/ [feɦˈnɐ̃.du d͡ʒi noˈɾõ.j̃ɐ]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /feɾˈnɐ̃.du d͡ʒi noˈɾõ.ɲɐ/ [feɾˈnɐ̃.du d͡ʒi noˈɾõ.j̃ɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /feʁˈnɐ̃.du d͡ʒi noˈɾõ.ɲɐ/ [feʁˈnɐ̃.du d͡ʒi noˈɾõ.j̃ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /feɻˈnɐ̃.do de noˈɾo.ɲa/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɨɾˈnɐ̃.du dɨ nuˈɾo.ɲɐ/ [fɨɾˈnɐ̃.du ðɨ nuˈɾo.ɲɐ]

Proper noun

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Fernando de Noronha f

  1. An archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of northeastern Brazil
  2. An island, the largest of the Fernando de Noronha archipelago
  3. A district of Pernambuco, Brazil, encompassing Fernando de Noronha and Arquipélago de São Pedro e São Paulo