Sergipe

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English

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the Brazil state of Sergipe

Etymology

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From Brazilian Portuguese Sergipe, from an Old Tupi term meaning "river of the crab".

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sɜː(ɹ)ˈʒiːpi/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Proper noun

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Sergipe

  1. A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Aracaju
  2. A river in Sergipe, Brazil.

Translations

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See also

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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

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Portuguese

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Sergipe

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Tupi seriîype (at the crab river).[1]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Sergipe

  1. Sergipe (a state of the Northeast Region, Brazil; capital: Aracaju)
    Synonym: (abbreviation) SE
  2. Sergipe (a river in Sergipe, Brazil).

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “Sergipe”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 597, column 2

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