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Portugal

[ pawr-chuh-guhl, pohr-; Portuguese pawr-too-gahl ]

noun

  1. a republic in SW Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula, W of Spain. (Including the Azores and the Madeira Islands) 35,414 sq. mi. (91,720 sq. km). : Lisbon.


Portugal

/ ˈɔːʊɡə /

noun

  1. a republic in SW Europe, on the Atlantic: became an independent monarchy in 1139 and expelled the Moors in 1249 after more than four centuries of Muslim rule; became a republic in 1910; under the dictatorship of Salazar from 1932 until 1968, when he was succeeded by Dr Caetano, who was overthrown by a junta in 1974; constitutional government restored in 1976. Portugal is a member of the European Union. Official language: Portuguese. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: euro. Capital: Lisbon. Pop: 10 799 270 (2013 est). Area: 91 831 sq km (35 456 sq miles)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Portugal

  1. Republic in southwestern Europe , bordered by Spain to the north and east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south and west. Its capital and largest city is Lisbon .
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Notes

Portugal has been independent since the twelfth century, except for sixty years of Spanish rule in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries.
Portugal has been a member of NATO since 1949.
Famous for its explorers in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, Portugal followed such exploration closely with colonization. By the middle of the sixteenth century, Portugal controlled a vast overseas empire, including Brazil .
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England began their Women's Nations League campaign with a draw in Portugal before beating world champions Spain 1-0 at Wembley in February.

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He fled to his native Portugal in the aftermath of Mr Hamilton's death and, due to Portuguese legislation, has not been extradited to face a murder charge.

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In contrast, this same weather pattern brought wet and stormy weather across Spain and Portugal, with Madrid experiencing its wettest March ever recorded.

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“Grand Tour,” the latest film from Portugal’s Miguel Gomes, is stuck in the past, beautifully so, and yet, the present keeps creeping in, insisting on making itself heard.

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They began their Women's Nations League campaign with a draw in Portugal before beating world champions Spain 1-0 at Wembley last month.

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