Santa Maria Maior

Portuguese

Etymology

Named after the Virgin Mary.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɐ̃.tɐ maˈɾi.ɐ majˈɔʁ/ [ˈsɐ̃.tɐ maˈɾi.ɐ maɪ̯ˈɔh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈsɐ̃.tɐ maˈɾi.ɐ majˈɔɾ/ [ˈsɐ̃.tɐ maˈɾi.ɐ maɪ̯ˈɔɾ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈsɐ̃.tɐ maˈɾi.ɐ majˈɔʁ/ [ˈsɐ̃.tɐ maˈɾi.ɐ maɪ̯ˈɔχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɐ̃.ta maˈɾi.a majˈɔɻ/ [ˈsɐ̃.ta maˈɾi.a maɪ̯ˈɔɻ]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsɐ̃.tɐ mɐˈɾi.ɐ mɐjˈɔɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsɐ̃.tɐ mɐˈɾi.ɐ mɐjˈɔ.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: San‧ta Ma‧ri‧a Mai‧or

Proper noun

Santa Maria Maior f

  1. a civil parish of Chaves, Vila Real district, Portugal
  2. a civil parish of Funchal, Madeira autonomous region, Portugal
  4. a civil parish of Lisbon, Portugal
  5. a former civil parish of Viana do Castelo, Portugal

Usage notes

  • Santa Maria Maior is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

See also

civil parishes of Lisbon: freguesias de Lisboaedit
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