Algarve de Aquém-Mar

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally “Algarve behind/on this side of the sea”. In use since at least 1471 to contrast with Portugal's North African territories, known as “Algarve beyond the sea”.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈɡaʁ.vi d͡ʒi aˌkẽj̃ˈma(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯ˈɡaɦ.vi d͡ʒi aˌkẽɪ̯̃ˈma(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /awˈɡaɾ.vi d͡ʒi aˌkẽj̃ˈma(ɾ)/ [aʊ̯ˈɡaɾ.vi d͡ʒi aˌkẽɪ̯̃ˈma(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /awˈɡaʁ.vi d͡ʒi aˌkẽj̃ˈma(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯ˈɡaʁ.vi d͡ʒi aˌkẽɪ̯̃ˈma(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈɡaɻ.ve de aˌkẽj̃ˈma(ɻ)/ [aʊ̯ˈɡaɻ.ve de aˌkẽɪ̯̃ˈma(ɻ)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /alˈɡaɾ.vɨ d‿ɐˌkɐ̃j̃ˈmaɾ/ [aɫˈɣaɾ.vɨ ð‿ɐˌkɐ̃j̃ˈmaɾ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /alˈɡaɾ.bɨ d‿ɐˌkɐ̃j̃ˈmaɾ/ [aɫˈɣaɾ.βɨ ð‿ɐˌkɐ̃j̃ˈmaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /alˈɡaɾ.vɨ d‿ɐˌkɐ̃j̃ˈma.ɾi/ [aɫˈɣaɾ.vɨ ð‿ɐˌkɐ̃j̃ˈma.ɾi]

Proper noun

Algarve de Aquém-Mar m

  1. (historical) The southernmost region of mainland Portugal, originally and nowadays known simply as Algarve.
    Antonym: Algarve de Além-Mar
    Hypernym: Algarves
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