Fernando de Noronha

/fəɹˈnæn.du di nəˈɹoʊn.hæ/

proper noun

An archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean off the northeastern coast of, and belonging to, Brazil.

OriginPortuguese Fernando de Noronha →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean off the northeastern coast of, and belonging to, Brazil.
  2. The largest island of the above archipelago.
  3. A district of Pernambuco, Brazil, encompassing the Fernando de Noronha archipelago as well as the Saint Peter and Saint Paul Rocks further to the north-northeast.

Origin

  1. PortugueseFernando de Noronha
  2. EnglishFernando de Noronha

Borrowed from Portuguese Fernando de Noronha.

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APA

Fernando de Noronha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fernando%20de%20Noronha

MLA

“Fernando de Noronha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fernando%20de%20Noronha. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fernando de Noronha,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fernando%20de%20Noronha.

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