English Explanatory Dictionary

Rio de Janeiro

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A state of the Southeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Rio de Janeiro.
  2. A municipality, the state capital of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; the former capital of Brazil.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹiːoʊ dɪ ʒəˈnɪəɹoʊ/ /ˈɹiːoʊ dɪ ʒəˈnɛəɹoʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-Rio de Janeiro.wav

Word forms

Rio de Janeiro

Etymology

From Brazilian Portuguese Rio de Janeiro (literally “River of January”).

Translations

Arabic: رِيُو دِي جَانِيرُو Arabic: ريو دي جانيرو Chinese Cantonese: 里約熱內盧 /里约热内卢 Chinese Mandarin: 里約熱內盧 /里约热内卢 Chinese Mandarin: 里約 Esperanto: Rio-de-Ĵanejrio Finnish: Rio de Janeiro French: Rio de Janeiro Galician: Río de Xaneiro Georgian: რიო-დე-ჟანეირო Korean: 히우데자네이루 Latin: Fluminis Ianuarii Latin: Rivus Ianuarii Macedonian: Рио де Жане́иро Pannonian Rusyn: Рио де Жанеиро Polish: Rio de Janeiro Portuguese: Rio de Janeiro Russian: шт. Ри́о-де-Жане́йро Spanish: Río de Janeiro Swedish: Rio de Janeiro
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