Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

== English == === Proper noun === Alpes-de-Haute-Provence A department of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. Capital: Digne-les-Bains (INSEE code 04). ==== Translations ==== == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /al.p(ə).də.ot.pʁɔ.vɑ̃s/ === Proper noun === Alpes-de-Haute-Provence f pl (plural only) Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (a department of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France) ==== Derived terms ==== Bas-alpins bas-alpins == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Alpes-de-Haute-Provence m pl (plural only) (proscribed) alternative form of Alpes da Alta Provença: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (a department of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France) ==== Usage notes ==== The Portuguese-Language Orthographic Agreement of 1990 recommends the use of nativized placenames (instead of unadapted borrowings or partial calques) if these are established in the language. As such, the form Alpes da Alta Provença is preferred.