Mato Grosso do Sul

English

the Brazil state of Mato Grosso do Sul

Etymology

From Portuguese, literally meaning "Thick Forest of the South".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmæt.oʊ ˈɡɹoʊ.soʊ doʊ ˈsul/, /ˈmæt.u-/, /ˈmæt.ə-/, /-ˈɡɹɑ-/, /-də-/, /-ˈsʌl/

Proper noun

Mato Grosso do Sul

A state of the Center-West Region, Brazil. Capital: Campo Grande

Usage notes

Do not confuse Mato Grosso do Sul (postal code MS) with its neighboring state that borders it on the north, Mato Grosso (postal code MT).

Translations

state in south-western Brazil

Corsican: Mato Grosso di u Sudu m, Mato Grosso do Sul m
Dutch: Mato Grosso do Sul (nl)
French: Mato Grosso du Sud m
Italian: Mato Grosso do Sul m, Mato Grosso del Sud m
Japanese: マットグロッソ・ド・スル州 (Mattogurosso do suru-shū), 南マットグロッソ州 (Minami Mattogurosso-shū)
Latin: Matogrossensis Australis
Occitan: Mato Grosso del Sud m
Portuguese: Mato Grosso do Sul (pt) m
Russian: Ма́ту-Гро́су-ду-Сул (Mátu-Grósu-du-Sul)

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “South Mato Grosso”, because was originally the southern part of Mato Grosso that split from it in the late 1970s, forming a new state.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈma.tu ˈɡɾo.su du ˈsuw/ [ˈma.tu ˈɡɾo.su du ˈsuʊ̯]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈma.to ˈɡɾo.so do ˈsuw/ [ˈma.to ˈɡɾo.so do ˈsuʊ̯]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈma.tu ˈɡɾo.su du ˈsul/ [ˈma.tu ˈɣɾo.su ðu ˈsuɫ]

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Proper noun

Mato Grosso do Sul m

A state of the Central-West Region, Brazil. Capital: Campo Grande
Synonym: MS (abbreviation)

Related terms

sul-mato-grossense, mato-grossense-do-sul (demonyms)

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