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Natal.

Christmas (festival observed on December 25 commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

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  1. Christmas (festival observed on December 25 commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Natal, from Latin nātālis [diēs Dominī] (“birthday of the Lord”). Doublet of natal and Noel. Compare Galician Nadal.

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  1. Natal (a former British colony in modern South Africa, existing from 1843 to 1910)

    feminine
  2. Natal (a former province of South Africa, reorganized in 1994 into the modern province of KwaZulu-Natal)

    feminine
  3. Natal (a municipality, the state capital of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Natal (“Christmas”): * The region in South Africa was discovered by the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama on Christmas Day, 1497; * The capital of Rio Grande do Norte was founded in 25 December 1599.

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  1. a river in Acre, Brazil

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Natal (“Christmas”): * The region in South Africa was discovered by the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama on Christmas Day, 1497; * The capital of Rio Grande do Norte was founded in 25 December 1599.

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