Meanings
proper noun
- A town and municipality of the district of Lisbon, Portugal, known for the Palace of Mafra.
The discovery of gold in Brazil fired the religious fervour of John V (1706-50) to heights of gorgeous, archaic extravagance, immortalized in the monastery-palace of Mafra, which was built as a rival to the Escorial and Versailles by a huge army of draft labour over eighteen years.
1992, Edwin Williamson, The Penguin history of Latin America, London; New York: Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 73 - A municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Origin
- PortugueseMafra
- EnglishMafra
Borrowed from Portuguese Mafra.
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APA
Mafra. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mafra
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“Mafra.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mafra. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mafra,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mafra.
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