Meanings
proper noun
- A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Natal.
Origin
- PortugueseRio Grande do Norte
- EnglishRio Grande do Norte
Borrowed from Portuguese Rio Grande do Norte (literally “Great Northern River”), in reference to the mouth of the Potenji River
More words from Portuguese
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic رِيُو غْرَانْدِي دُو نُورْتِي
- رِيُو غْرَانْدِي دُو نُورْتِي (riyū ḡrāndī dū nūrtī)state in north-eastern Brazil
Chinese Mandarin 北里奧格蘭德 /北里奥格兰德
- 北里奧格蘭德 /北里奥格兰德 (Běi Lǐ’àogélándé)state in north-eastern Brazil
French Rio Grande do Norte
- Rio Grande do Nortestate in north-eastern Brazil
Greek Ρίο Γκράντε ντο Νόρτε
- Ρίο Γκράντε ντο Νόρτε (Río Gkránte nto Nórte)state in north-eastern Brazil
Japanese リオグランデ・ド・ノルテ
- リオグランデ・ド・ノルテ (Riogurande do Norute)state in north-eastern Brazil
Korean 히우그란지두노르치
- 히우그란지두노르치 (hiugeuranjidunoreuchi)state in north-eastern Brazil
Portuguese Rio Grande do Norte
- Rio Grande do Nortestate in north-eastern Brazil
Russian Ри́у-Гра́нди-ду-Но́рти
- Ри́у-Гра́нди-ду-Но́рти (Ríu-Grándi-du-Nórti)state in north-eastern Brazil
Spanish Río Grande del Norte
- Río Grande del Nortestate in north-eastern Brazil
Ukrainian Рі́у-Гра́нді-ду-Но́рті
- Рі́у-Гра́нді-ду-Но́рті (Ríu-Hrándi-du-Nórti)state in north-eastern Brazil
Cite this entry
APA
Rio Grande do Norte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rio%20Grande%20do%20Norte
MLA
“Rio Grande do Norte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rio%20Grande%20do%20Norte. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rio Grande do Norte,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rio%20Grande%20do%20Norte.
Source: Rio Grande do Norte on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.