English Explanatory Dictionary

Pombaline

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to a Portuguese architectural style of the 18th century, with neoclassical buildings on streets laid out according to a grid.

Word forms

Pombaline

Etymology

Named after Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, the first Marquês de Pombal, who was instrumental in reconstructing Lisbon after the earthquake of 1755.

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