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Porto Grande
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English
Etymology
From en pt Porto Grande Big/Grand Harbor.
Proper noun
1
en municipality s/Amapá c/Brazil.
en historical obsolete _ otherwise Chittagong, especially in the context of Portuguese colonization of the city.
en Porto Pequeno
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Pôrto Grande de Bengala
Proper noun
m Porto Grande
pt municipality s/Amapá c/Brazil
pt historical otherwise _ archaic _ or _ poetic pt Porto Grande de Bengala Big/Grand Harbor of Bengal pt Chatigão Chittagong
pt Porto Pequeno
Usage notes
As a title for the city of Chittagong, used almost entirely in the context of Portuguese colonization of the city, which lasted from 1528 to 1666, archaic or poetic otherwise.
pt Nicknames for cities Chittagong