Clevelândia

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Cleveland +‎ -ia, after American president Grover Cleveland, who interceded in Brazil’s favour during a border dispute with Argentina.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kle.veˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ [kle.veˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /kle.veˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kle.veˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒi.a/ [kle.veˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /kle.veˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒja/
 

Proper noun[edit]

Clevelândia f

  1. Clevelândia (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2006, João Carlos Vicente Ferreira, Municípios paranaenses: origens e significados de seus nomes.