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Sergipe

American  
[suhr-zhee-puh] / sərˈʒi pə /

noun

  1. a state in NE Brazil. 8,490 sq. mi. (21,990 sq. km). Aracajú.


Sergipe British  
/ serˈʒipi /

noun

  1. a state of NE Brazil: the smallest Brazilian state; a centre of resistance to Dutch conquest (17th century). Capital: Aracajú. Pop: 1 846 039 (2002). Area: 13 672 sq km (8492 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

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Costa also said that the president would visit the state of Sergipe on Feb. 15 to resume a highways program.

From Reuters Feb. 6, 2023

Police stopped Genivaldo de Jesus Santos, 38, in the street in the north-eastern city of Umbaúba, Sergipe state, on Wednesday.

From BBC May 27, 2022

Brazil’s Federal Police released a statement Thursday that said they were investigating Santos’s death in the city of Umbaúba, in the northeastern state of Sergipe.

From Washington Post May 26, 2022

With Sergipe leading 1-0 in the dying stages, Guarany goalkeeper Acássio went forward for a corner, ending up marooned as Sergipe broke away seconds later.

From The Guardian Dec. 31, 2012

As early as 1575 a settlement had been made in Sergipe, but the great expansion over northern Brazil began under the rule of Philip's first governor-general.

From The South American Republics Part I of II by Thomas C. Dawson

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