- a republic in SW Europe, on the Atlantic: became an independent monarchy in 1139 and expelled the Moors in 1249 after more than four centuries of Muslim rule; became a republic in 1910; under the dictatorship of Salazar from 1932 until 1968, when he was succeeded by Dr Caetano, who was overthrown by a junta in 1974; constitutional government restored in 1976. Portugal is a member of the European Union. Official language: Portuguese. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: euro. Capital: Lisbon. Pop: 10 329 506 (2017 est). Area: 91 831 sq km (35 456 sq miles)
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Por•tu•gal
(pôr′chə gəl, pōr′-; Port. pôr′tŏŏ gäl′),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesa republic in SW Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula, W of Spain. (Including the Azores and the Madeira Islands) 9,867,654;
35,414 sq. mi. (91,720 sq. km). Cap.: Lisbon.
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Portugal /ˈpɔːtjʊɡəl/ n
'Portugal' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Algarve
- Almada
- Alva
- Aveiro
- Azores
- Badajoz
- Braga
- Cabral
- Caetano
- Cape Verde
- Catherine of Braganza
- cent
- centavo
- Coimbra
- Covilhã
- duenna
- East Timor
- Equatorial Guinea
- escudo
- Estoril
- European Union
- Eusebio
- Évora
- Fátima
- Gama
- Guadiana
- Iberian Peninsula
- infanta
- infante
- John I
- John II
- John III
- John IV
- John VI
- Leiria
- Lisbon
- Lusitania
- Madeira
- Manuel I
- Matosinhos
- Miño
- Mozambique
- Mumbai
- Oporto
- Pedro I
- Pg.
- Philip I
- Philip II
- port
- Port.