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

/ ˈpɔːtjʊɡəl /

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)

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 .

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 .

Example Sentences

At the same time, Portugal would need to beat the Poles at home, and do the same to the Croats in Zagreb.

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That point was secured in their last game, a 0-0 draw at home to leaders Portugal, which followed narrow defeats by Poland at Hampden and away to Portugal and Croatia.

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England A will host Australia A at Twickenham Stoop on Sunday, a game which follows February's 91-5 victory over Portugal that marked the return of A fixtures after eight years.

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Portugal visit Murrayfield on Saturday in the second of Scotland's Autumn Series internationals, which conclude with the visit of Australia on 24 November.

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Destinations like Turkey, the Canaries, Spain, and Portugal were the most popular, while the number of passengers flying into Stansted also reached new levels.

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