Portugal

[ pawr-chuh-guhl, pohr-; Portuguese pawr-too-gahl ]

noun

1. 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

1. 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

1. 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 .

Notes

Portugal has been independent since the twelfth century, except for sixty years of Spanish rule in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries.

Portugal has been a member of NATO since 1949.

Famous for its explorers in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, Portugal followed such exploration closely with colonization. By the middle of the sixteenth century, Portugal controlled a vast overseas empire, including Brazil .

Example Sentences

There is a fitness coach, also, Luis from Portugal, so we’re working together almost three years and yeah.

From Washington Post

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.

From Time

An environmental researcher, she works at the University of Aveiro, in Portugal.

From Science News For Students

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.

From Washington Post

In 2019, Portugal took a DNA test for insight into her medical history.

From Voice of San Diego

The report offers no explicit policy recommendations but its most striking example of a successful drug policy is in Portugal.

From The Daily Beast

In October 2013, the Portuguese police reopened the case in Portugal, paving the way for further investigations by Scotland Yard.

From The Daily Beast

MacDonald is believed to have been living in a campground in Portugal when McCann disappeared.

From The Daily Beast

In 1991, Muehl was convicted of having sex with minors, served seven years, then moved with a core of followers to Faro, Portugal.

From The Daily Beast

The EU needs another Greece or Portugal dragging down the euro like the EU needs another bureaucrat in Brussels.

From The Daily Beast

When I was at Portugal, there was held at that time the court of justice of the Inquisition.

From Project Gutenberg

Anthony, titular king of Portugal, died at Paris, a fugitive from the victorious arms of the Spaniards.

From Project Gutenberg

Junot already held Portugal; it seemed as if it needed but a vigorous movement to oust the Bourbons from Madrid.

From Project Gutenberg

French evacuated Almeida, after destroying everything, and the next day they abandoned Portugal entirely.

From Project Gutenberg

Turning the position, the French swept down on Portugal, while the English hurriedly fell back before them.

From Project Gutenberg