Porto Grande

proper noun

A municipality of Amapá, Brazil.

OriginPortuguese Porto Grande →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A municipality of Amapá, Brazil.
  2. historicalobsolete otherwiseChittagong, especially in the context of Portuguese colonization of the city.

Origin

  1. PortuguesePorto Grande
  2. EnglishPorto Grande

From Portuguese Porto Grande (literally “Big/Grand Harbor”).

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APA

Porto Grande. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Porto%20Grande

MLA

“Porto Grande.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Porto%20Grande. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Porto Grande,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Porto%20Grande.

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