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Date	Editor	Change Summary
4/30/2024, 10:36 AM	Mike C
9/2/2021, 6:46 AM	VerdeIperbolico

Name Alagoas

Type Political Subdivision

Usage Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese

Pronounced Pron. [a.la.ˈɡo.ɐs](Brazilian Portuguese) [a.la.ˈɡo.wɐs](Brazilian Portuguese) [ɐ.lɐ.ˈɣo.ɐʃ](Portuguese)

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Meaning & History

Plural form of Portuguese alagoa, a variant of lagoa ("lagoon"), referring to the Manguaba (the "southern lagoon") and Mundaú (the "northern lagoon") estuarine lagoons. This is the name of a state of Brazil.

Added 9/2/2021 by VerdeIperbolico