Alcobaça
التعريفات والمعاني
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Arabic الْقُبَّةَ (al-qubbata, “dome”). The Brazilian city is named after the Portuguese city of Alcobaça, Leiria.
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: -asɐ
Hyphenation: Al‧co‧ba‧ça
=== Proper noun ===
Alcobaça f
a toponym indicating the presence of a building with a dome:
a city and municipality of Leiria district, Portugal;
a place in Fiães parish, Melgaço, Viana do Castelo district, Portugal
a city and municipality of Bahia, Brazil
==== Usage notes ====
Alcobaça is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.
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