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Portugal
[ pawr-chuh-guhl, pohr-; Portuguese pawr-too-gahl ]
noun
- 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
- 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
- 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 .
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There is a fitness coach, also, Luis from Portugal, so we’re working together almost three years and yeah.
Before launching Farfetch, which has made him a billionaire and one of the richest men in his native Portugal, Neves spent a stint designing shoes.
An environmental researcher, she works at the University of Aveiro, in Portugal.
We also have a deep, savory red from Portugal’s Douro Valley, and a powerful Rhone Valley blend that resembles a higher-priced Chateauneuf-du-Pape.
In 2019, Portugal took a DNA test for insight into her medical history.
The report offers no explicit policy recommendations but its most striking example of a successful drug policy is in Portugal.
In October 2013, the Portuguese police reopened the case in Portugal, paving the way for further investigations by Scotland Yard.
MacDonald is believed to have been living in a campground in Portugal when McCann disappeared.
In 1991, Muehl was convicted of having sex with minors, served seven years, then moved with a core of followers to Faro, Portugal.
The EU needs another Greece or Portugal dragging down the euro like the EU needs another bureaucrat in Brussels.
When I was at Portugal, there was held at that time the court of justice of the Inquisition.
Anthony, titular king of Portugal, died at Paris, a fugitive from the victorious arms of the Spaniards.
Junot already held Portugal; it seemed as if it needed but a vigorous movement to oust the Bourbons from Madrid.
French evacuated Almeida, after destroying everything, and the next day they abandoned Portugal entirely.
Turning the position, the French swept down on Portugal, while the English hurriedly fell back before them.
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