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nouna republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil)
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- port sweet dark-red dessert wine originally from Portugal
- euro the basic monetary unit of most members of the European Union (introduced in 1999); in 2002 twelve European nations (Germany, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Austria, Finland) adopted the euro as their basic unit of money and abandoned their traditional currencies
- portuguese a native or inhabitant of Portugal
- portuguese the Romance language spoken in Portugal and Brazil
- portuguese of or relating to or characteristic of Portugal or the people of Portugal or their language
- lisbon capital and largest city and economic and cultural center of Portugal; a major port in western Portugal on Tagus River where it broadens and empties into the Atlantic
- porto port city in northwest Portugal; noted for port wine
- mozambique a republic on the southeastern coast of Africa on the Mozambique Channel; became independent from Portugal in 1975
- angola a republic in southwestern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975 and was the scene of civil war until 1990
- braga an ancient city in northern Portugal