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Named after Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, the first Marquês de Pombal, who was instrumental in reconstructing Lisbon after the earthquake of 1755.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pombaline
Today it means: Of or relating to a Portuguese architectural style of the 18th century, with neoclassical buildings on streets laid out according to a grid. Full definition →