Sergipe

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/sɜː(ɹ)ˈʒiːpi/

proper noun

A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Aracaju.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Aracaju.

Origin

  1. Brazilian PortugueseSergipe
  2. EnglishSergipe

From Brazilian Portuguese Sergipe, from an Old Tupi term meaning "river of the crab".

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Translations

Arabic سِيرْجِيبِي
  • سِيرْجِيبِي (sīrjībī)state in north-eastern Brazil
Chinese Mandarin 塞爾希培 /塞尔希培
  • 塞爾希培 /塞尔希培 (Sài'ěrxīpéi)state in north-eastern Brazil
French Sergipe
  • Sergipestate in north-eastern Brazil
Greek Σερζίπε
  • Σερζίπε (Serzípe)state in north-eastern Brazil
Japanese セルジッペ
  • セルジッペ (Serujippe)state in north-eastern Brazil
Korean 세르지피
  • 세르지피 (sereujipi)state in north-eastern Brazil
Portuguese Sergipe
  • Sergipestate in north-eastern Brazil
Russian Сержи́пи
  • Сержи́пи (Seržípi)state in north-eastern Brazil
Spanish Sergipe
  • Sergipestate in north-eastern Brazil
Thai รัฐแซร์จีปี
  • รัฐแซร์จีปีstate in north-eastern Brazil
Ukrainian Сержи́пі
  • Сержи́пі (Seržýpi)state in north-eastern Brazil
Cite this entry
APA

Sergipe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sergipe

MLA

“Sergipe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sergipe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sergipe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sergipe.

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