Pernambuco

[ pur-nuhm-byoo-koh, -boo-; Portuguese per-nahm-boo-koo ]

noun
  1. a state in northeastern Brazil. 38,000 sq. mi. (98,420 sq. km). Capital: Recife.

  2. former name of Recife.

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How to use Pernambuco in a sentence

  • We leave Pernambuco, with a firm persuasion that this part of Brazil at least will never again tamely submit to Portugal.

British Dictionary definitions for Pernambuco

Pernambuco

/ (ˌpɜːnəmˈbjuːkəʊ, Portuguese pernəmˈbuku) /


noun
  1. a state of NE Brazil, on the Atlantic: consists of a humid coastal plain rising to a high inland plateau. Capital: Recife. Pop: 8 084 667 (2002). Area: 98 280 sq km (37 946 sq miles)

  2. the former name of Recife

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