Minas Gerais
English

Minas Gerais, Brazil
Etymology
From Portuguese Minas Gerais.
Translations
state in south-eastern Brazil
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See also
- (states of Brazil) state of Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins (Category: en:States of Brazil)
Further reading
Category:Minas Gerais on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Minas Gerais on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Minas Gerais on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Minas Gerais.
Portuguese
Etymology
Literally, “General Mines”. Two origins are proposed:
- Literal meaning: the mines spread in several spots around a larger region
- From Minas dos Matos Gerais ("Mines of the General Woods"), which encompasses the region of "Mines" and the region of "General Woods" (or "General Fields"), which were farther from mines and harder to access
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmĩ.nɐz ʒeˈɾajs/ [ˈmĩ.nɐz ʒeˈɾaɪ̯s]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈmĩ.nɐ ʒeˈɾajʃ/ [ˈmĩ.nɐ ʒeˈɾaɪ̯ʃ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmi.naz ʒeˈɾajs/ [ˈmi.naz ʒeˈɾaɪ̯s]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmi.nɐ ʒɨˈɾajʃ/
Audio (BR) (file)
Proper noun
- A state of the Southeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Belo Horizonte
See also
- (states of Brazil) estado do Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins (Category: pt:States of Brazil)
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