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Mato Grosso do Sul

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English

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the Brazil state of Mato Grosso do Sul

Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese Mato Grosso do Sul (literally “Thick Forest of the South”)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmæt.oʊ ˈɡɹoʊ.soʊ doʊ ˈsul/, /ˈmæt.u-/, /ˈmæt.ə-/, /-ˈɡɹɑ-/, /-də-/, /-ˈsʌl/
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Proper noun

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Mato Grosso do Sul

  1. A state of the Center-West Region, Brazil. Capital: Campo Grande

Usage notes

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Do not confuse Mato Grosso do Sul (abbreviated MS) with its neighboring state that borders it on the north, Mato Grosso (abbreviated MT).

Other names that were proposed, at the time of the state's establishment and afterwards, include "Pantanal" (a reference to its best known geographical feature) and "Maracaju" (a reference to the Maracaju Mountain Range that crosses the state from north to south).

Translations

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See also

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states of Braziledit

Further reading

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Portuguese

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Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pt
Mato Grosso do Sul

Etymology

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Literally, “South Mato Grosso”, because was originally the southern part of Mato Grosso that split from it in the late 1970s, forming a new state.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈma.tu ˈɡɾo.su du ˈsuw/ [ˈma.tu ˈɡɾo.su du ˈsuʊ̯]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈma.to ˈɡɾo.so do ˈsuw/ [ˈma.to ˈɡɾo.so do ˈsuʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈma.tu ˈɡɾo.su du ˈsul/ [ˈma.tu ˈɣɾo.su ðu ˈsuɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈma.tu ˈɡɾo.su du ˈsu.li/ [ˈma.tu ˈɣɾo.su ðu ˈsu.li]

Proper noun

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Mato Grosso do Sul m

  1. A state of the Central-West Region, Brazil. Capital: Campo Grande
    Synonym: MS (abbreviation)
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See also

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states of Brazil: estados do Brasiledit
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