Portuguese
[,pɔːtjʊ'giːz;-tʃʊ-] or [ˌpɔrtʃəˈɡiz]
Definition
(noun.) the Romance language spoken in Portugal and Brazil.
(noun.) a native or inhabitant of Portugal.
(adj.) of or relating to or characteristic of Portugal or the people of Portugal or their language; 'Portuguese wines' .
Editor: Rosanne--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to Portugal, or its inhabitants.
(n. sing. & pl.) A native or inhabitant of Portugal; people of Portugal.
Typist: Marion
Definition
adj. of or pertaining to Portugal or to its inhabitants.—n. the people a single inhabitant or the language of Portugal.—Portuguese man-of-war a species of Physalia.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
n.pl. A species of geese indigenous to Portugal. They are mostly without feathers and imperfectly edible even when stuffed with garlic.
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Examples
- In 1486 a Portuguese, Diaz, reported that he had rounded the south of Africa. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- In 1840 Fritzsch obtained from indigo a product which he called Aniline, from Anil, the Portuguese for indigo. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The Portuguese ships were the bigger, and carried a heavier armament. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The islands belong to Portugal, and everything in Fayal has Portuguese characteristics about it. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The community is eminently Portuguese--that is to say, it is slow, poor, shiftless, sleepy, and lazy. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- She has got a little Portuguese, besides the Russians, coming to her to-night, said I; the Count Palmella. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- The good Catholic Portuguese crossed himself and prayed God to shield him from all blasphemous desire to know more than his father did before him. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The little delicate, weak, gentlemanlike Portuguese was no match for the three Cossacks. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- The Countess Palmella, wife of the Portuguese Ambassador, in South Audley Street; I have been educating her children. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Nor can we tell much more of the swift spread of Spanish adventurers over the rest of America, outside the Portuguese reservation of Brazil. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The modern Portuguese are also largely of Iberian blood. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Dutch, then, as enemies to the Spaniards, became friends to the Portuguese, who were likewise the enemies of the Spaniards. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- In 1515 there were Portuguese ships in Java and the Moluccas. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- A Portuguese of average intelligence inquired if our civil war was over. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The greater part, too, of the Spanish and Portuguese colonies, are altogether new markets. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- In 1486 a Portuguese, Diaz, reported that he had rounded the south of Africa. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- In 1840 Fritzsch obtained from indigo a product which he called Aniline, from Anil, the Portuguese for indigo. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The Portuguese ships were the bigger, and carried a heavier armament. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The islands belong to Portugal, and everything in Fayal has Portuguese characteristics about it. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The community is eminently Portuguese--that is to say, it is slow, poor, shiftless, sleepy, and lazy. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- She has got a little Portuguese, besides the Russians, coming to her to-night, said I; the Count Palmella. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- The good Catholic Portuguese crossed himself and prayed God to shield him from all blasphemous desire to know more than his father did before him. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The little delicate, weak, gentlemanlike Portuguese was no match for the three Cossacks. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- The Countess Palmella, wife of the Portuguese Ambassador, in South Audley Street; I have been educating her children. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Nor can we tell much more of the swift spread of Spanish adventurers over the rest of America, outside the Portuguese reservation of Brazil. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The modern Portuguese are also largely of Iberian blood. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Dutch, then, as enemies to the Spaniards, became friends to the Portuguese, who were likewise the enemies of the Spaniards. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- In 1515 there were Portuguese ships in Java and the Moluccas. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- A Portuguese of average intelligence inquired if our civil war was over. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The greater part, too, of the Spanish and Portuguese colonies, are altogether new markets. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
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