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Algarves
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Portuguese
Etymology
In use since 1471 after the Kingdom of Algarve came to encompass Portugal's holdings in North Africa.
Pronunciation
pt Al gar ves
Proper noun
m-p
pt Algarve
pt historical A former nominal kingdom in the Algarve, which from 1471 to 1769 also included Portugal's holdings in North Africa.
pt Algarve de Aquém-Mar Algarve de Além-Mar
Usage notes
Uses the definite article: os Algarves.
Portugal abandoned its last North African holding of pt Mazagão in 1769, since then the plural form has been on a steady decline (with the exception of in the title of "King/Queen of the Algarves", which the Portuguese monarchs continued to use until their deposition), with the singular pt Algarve being the near-exclusive form used since the abolition of the monarchy in 1910.
pt Former polities Portugal Spain Morocco