Adrianópolis

See also: Adrianopolis

Portuguese

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌa.dɾi.ɐ.ˈnɔ.po.lis/

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Adrianópolis f

  1. Adrianople (an ancient city in the Byzantine Empire; modern Edirne, Turkey)

Etymology 2

Adriano +‎ -ópolis, after Portuguese business Adriano Seabra da Fonseca[1]

Proper noun

Adrianópolis f

  1. Adrianopolis; Adrianópolis (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)

References
  1. 2006, João Carlos Vicente Ferreira, Municípios paranaenses: origens e significados de seus nomes.
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