Meanings
proper noun
- A state of the Southeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Belo Horizonte.
Origin
- PortugueseMinas Gerais
- PortugueseMinas Gerais
- EnglishMinas Gerais
Borrowed from Portuguese Minas Gerais.
More words from Portuguese
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic مِينَاسْ جِيرَايْسْ
- مِينَاسْ جِيرَايْسْ (mīnās jīrāys)state in south-eastern Brazil
Catalan Minas Gerais
- Minas Geraisstate in south-eastern Brazil
Chinese Mandarin 米納斯吉拉斯 /米纳斯吉拉斯
- 米納斯吉拉斯 /米纳斯吉拉斯 (Mǐnàsījílāsī)state in south-eastern Brazil
Esperanto Minas-Ĝerajso, Minas-Ĵerajso
- Minas-Ĝerajsostate in south-eastern Brazil
- Minas-Ĵerajsostate in south-eastern Brazil
French Minas Gerais
- Minas Geraisstate in south-eastern Brazil
Greek Μίνας Ζεράις
- Μίνας Ζεράις (Mínas Zeráis)state in south-eastern Brazil
Japanese ミナスジェライス
- ミナスジェライス (Minasujeraisu)state in south-eastern Brazil
Korean 미나스제라이스
- 미나스제라이스 (minaseujeraiseu)state in south-eastern Brazil
Latin Minarum Generalium
- Minarum Generaliumstate in south-eastern Brazil
Polish Minas Gerais
- Minas Geraisstate in south-eastern Brazil
Portuguese Minas Gerais
- Minas Geraisstate in south-eastern Brazil
Russian Ми́нас-Жера́йс
- Ми́нас-Жера́йс (Mínas-Žerájs)state in south-eastern Brazil
Spanish Minas Gerais
- Minas Geraisstate in south-eastern Brazil
Ukrainian Мі́нас-Жера́йс
- Мі́нас-Жера́йс (Mínas-Žerájs)state in south-eastern Brazil
Cite this entry
APA
Minas Gerais. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Minas%20Gerais
MLA
“Minas Gerais.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Minas%20Gerais. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Minas Gerais,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Minas%20Gerais.
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