Vila Nova de Gaia

English

Proper noun

Vila Nova de Gaia

  1. A city and municipality in Porto district, Portugal.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vila Nova and Gaia, which were united into a single city in 1834. The second element comes from Old Galician-Portuguese Gaia, from Latin Cale, ultimately from Proto-Celtic.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvi.lɐ ˈnɔ.vɐ d͡ʒi ˈɡaj.ɐ/ [ˈvi.lɐ ˈnɔ.vɐ d͡ʒi ˈɡaɪ̯.ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvi.la ˈnɔ.va de ˈɡaj.a/ [ˈvi.la ˈnɔ.va de ˈɡaɪ̯.a]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈvi.lɐ ˈnɔ.vɐ dɨ ˈɡaj.ɐ/ [ˈvi.lɐ ˈnɔ.vɐ ðɨ ˈɣaj.ɐ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbi.lɐ ˈnɔ.bɐ dɨ ˈɡaj.ɐ/ [ˈbi.lɐ ˈnɔ.βɐ ðɨ ˈɣaj.ɐ]

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Proper noun

Vila Nova de Gaia f

  1. a city and municipality of the district of Porto, Portugal
    Synonym: Gaia

Usage notes

Vila Nova de Gaia is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

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