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Portuguese

see synonyms of portuguese

Noun

1. portuguese

the Romance language spoken in Portugal and Brazil

2. portuguese

a native or inhabitant of Portugal

Adjective

3. lusitanian, portuguese

of or relating to or characteristic of Portugal or the people of Portugal or their language

Example Sentences:
'Portuguese wines'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Portuguese

see synonyms of portuguese
noun
1. 
the official language of Portugal, its overseas territories, and Brazil: the native language of approximately 215 million people. It belongs to the Romance group of the Indo-European family and is derived from the Galician dialect of Vulgar Latin
2. plural -guese
a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Portugal
adjective
3. 
relating to, denoting, or characteristic of Portugal, its inhabitants, or their language

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Portuguese

see synonyms of portuguese
adjective
1. 
of Portugal or its people, language, or culture
noun
2. Word forms: plural ˈPortuˌguese
a person born or living in Portugal
3. 
the Romance language spoken chiefly in Portugal and Brazil

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Portuguese

see synonyms of portuguese
adj.
Of or relating to Portugal or its people, language, or culture.
n. pl. Portuguese
1.
a. A native or inhabitant of Portugal.
b. A person of Portuguese ancestry.
2. The Romance language of Portugal and Brazil.

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