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Algarve de Aquém-Mar
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Portuguese
thumb|400px|right|Algarve de Aquém-Mar.
Alternative forms
pt Algarve d'Aquém-Mar
Etymology
Literally “Algarve behind/on this side of the sea”. In use since at least 1471 to contrast with Portugal's North African territories, known as “Algarve beyond the sea”.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m Algarve de Aquém-Mar
pt historical The southernmost region of mainland Portugal, originally and nowadays known simply as pt Algarve.
pt Algarve de Além-Mar
pt Algarves
pt Portugal