Example Sentences

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Muslim, Jewish, and Hindu captains objected to having to bear a document with the Christian cross, and all non-Portuguese resented Portugal’s attempts to dominate Indian Ocean trade.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

The word cachaça, to the non-Portuguese ear, sounds like a romantic whisper from an invisible mouth, a promise the wind makes to the sea.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 2022

Politically, the new regime's hastily sketched program sounded rather mild and unexceptionable by non-Portuguese standards.

From Time Magazine Archive

Beginning with that century there was a steady stream of non-Portuguese settlers into the country, and of these the Germans formed an important part.

From The German Element in Brazil Colonies and Dialect by Schappelle, Benjamin Franklin