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Copacabana
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English
Etymology
en :bor es:Copacabana pt:Copacabana
Borrowed from en pt Copacabana and en es Copacabana, the latter borrowed in turn from en ay Kotakawana God of Fertility.
Pronunciation
en
Proper noun
en Q202730 en neighborhood district/Zona Sul city/Rio de Janeiro s:suf/Rio de Janeiro c/Brazil
en Q63894 en The main <<beach>> in <<city/Rio de Janeiro>>, located in the eponymous district.
en locality in the carea/Central Coast eastern s/New South Wales c/Australia.
en Q114211 en town on lake/Lake Titicaca department/La Paz c/Bolivia.
Synonyms
Copa abbreviation (senses 1 and 2)
Derived terms
Copa abbreviation
Noun
en figuratively A beached area known for partying.
en 2007 The Times http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/article1856013.ece?openComment=true Sand storm - Plans to turn Birmingham into St Tropez have gone awry just as it was when the city was run by the great Victorian, Joseph Chamberlain, whose square will be turned into the Copacabana of the West Midlands.
Portuguese
pt:
240px|right|thumb|pt Bairro e praia de Copacabana
Etymology
pt :bor es:Copacabana
Borrowed from pt es Copacabana, in turn borrowed from pt ay Kotakawana God of Fertility. The neighborhood got its name after its construction of a chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Copacabana, the patron saint of Bolivia, named after the Bolivian city.
Pronunciation
cópa-cabana
pt ɐnɐ 5
pt Co pa ca ba na
Proper noun
f copacabanense
pt Copacabana Q202730
pt Copacabana Q63894
Derived terms
pt -cabana Copa
Spanish
240px|right|thumb|es Ciudad de Copacabana, Bolivia y el Lago Titicaca
Etymology
es :bor ay:Kotakawana<t:God of Fertility> + 1 The city was so named because the site is said to be historically related to rituals to that god.
Pronunciation
Còpacabána
Proper noun
f
es Copacabana Q114211
Descendants
en Copacabana 1
pt Copacabana 1