Clevelândia

Portuguese

Etymology

From Cleveland +‎ -ia, after American president Grover Cleveland, who interceded in Brazil’s favour during a border dispute with Argentina.[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kle.veˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ [kle.veˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /kle.veˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kle.veˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒi.a/ [kle.veˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /kle.veˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒja/
 

Proper noun

Clevelândia f

  1. Clevelândia (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)

References

  1. ^ João Carlos Vicente Ferreira (2006) “Clevelândia”, in Municípios paranaenses: origens e significados de seus nomes [Paraná's municipalities: the origin and meaning of their names] (Paraná da Gente; 5)‎[1] (in Portuguese), Curitiba: Secretaria de Estado da Cultura
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