Petropolis

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proper noun

A municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; former state capital.

OriginBrazilian Portuguese Petrópolis →
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Meanings

Petropolis1

proper noun
  1. A municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; former state capital.
  2. A neighbourhood of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
  3. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Treaty of Petrópolis.

Petropolis2

proper noun
  1. Nickname for Fort McMurray: an urban service area (equivalent to a city) in northeastern Alberta, Canada; the center of the Alberta oil industry.

Petropolis3

proper noun

alternative Petropoulis · alternative Petropoulos · alternative Petropolos · alternative Petropouleas

  1. A surname.

Origin

Petropolis · proper noun

  1. Brazilian PortuguesePetrópolis
  2. EnglishPetropolis

From Brazilian Portuguese Petrópolis.

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Petropolis · proper noun

From petro- + -polis.

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Petropolis · proper noun

  1. GreekΠετρόπουλος
  2. EnglishPetropolis

From Greek Πετρόπουλος (Petrópoulos).

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

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

Chicago

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

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