Coimbra

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UK/ˈkwĩbɹə/UK/kuːˈĩbɹə/UK/kəʊˈĩbɹə/

proper noun

A district in central Portugal.

Less commonScrabble 13

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A district in central Portugal.
  2. A city and municipality of Coimbra district, Portugal.

Origin

  1. Old Galician-PortugueseCoimbra
  2. PortugueseCoimbra
  3. EnglishCoimbra

Borrowed from Portuguese Coimbra, from Old Galician-Portuguese Coimbra.

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Translations

Arabic قلمرية
  • قلمريةcity and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal
Basque Coimbra
  • Coimbracity and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal
Bulgarian Кои́мбра
  • Кои́мбра (Koímbra)city and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal
Catalan Coïmbra
  • Coïmbracity and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal
Chinese Mandarin 科英布拉, 科英布拉
  • 科英布拉 (Kēyīngbùlā)district in central Portugal
  • 科英布拉 (Kēyīngbùlā)city and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal
  • 科英布拉 (Kēyīngbùlā)municipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil
Czech Coimbra
  • Coimbracity and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal
Danish Coimbra
  • Coimbracity and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal
Dutch Coimbra
  • Coimbracity and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal
Esperanto Koimbro
  • Koimbrocity and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal
Estonian Coimbra
  • Coimbracity and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal
Finnish Coimbra
  • Coimbracity and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal
French Coïmbre
  • Coïmbrecity and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal
German Coimbra
  • Coimbracity and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal
Greek Κοΐμπρα
  • Κοΐμπρα (Koḯmpra)city and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal
Hebrew קוימברה
  • קוימברהcity and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal
Hungarian Coimbra
  • Coimbracity and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal
Icelandic Coimbra
  • Coimbracity and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal
Indonesian Coimbra
  • Coimbracity and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal
Italian Coimbra
  • Coimbracity and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal
Japanese コインブラ
  • コインブラ (Koimbura)city and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal
Korean 코임브라
  • 코임브라 (koimbeura)city and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal
Latin Conimbriga
  • Conimbrigacity and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal
Latvian Koimbra
  • Koimbracity and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal
Lithuanian Koimbra
  • Koimbracity and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal
Malay Coimbra
  • Coimbracity and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal
Norwegian Coimbra
  • Coimbracity and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal
Norwegian Bokmål Coimbra
  • Coimbracity and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal
Persian کویمبرا
  • کویمبراcity and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal
Polish Coimbra
  • Coimbracity and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal
Portuguese Coimbra, Coimbra
  • Coimbradistrict in central Portugal
  • Coimbracity and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal
  • Coimbramunicipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil
Romanian Coimbra
  • Coimbracity and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal
Russian Кои́мбра
  • Кои́мбра (Koímbra)city and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal
Scottish Gaelic Coimbra
  • Coimbracity and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal
Slovak Coimbra
  • Coimbracity and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal
Spanish Coímbra
  • Coímbracity and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal
Swedish Coimbra
  • Coimbracity and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal
Thai กูอิงบรา
  • กูอิงบราcity and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal
Turkish Coimbra
  • Coimbracity and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal
Ukrainian Коїмбра
  • Коїмбра (Kojimbra)city and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal
Urdu کویمبرا
  • کویمبراcity and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal
Vietnamese Coimbra
  • Coimbracity and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal
Cite this entry
APA

Coimbra. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Coimbra

MLA

“Coimbra.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Coimbra. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Coimbra,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Coimbra.

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