Clevelândia

Clevelândia

Portuguese

Etymology

From Cleveland +‎ -ia, after American president Grover Cleveland, who interceded in Brazil’s favour during a border dispute with Argentina[1].

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kle.veˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ [kle.veˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /kle.veˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒjɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kle.veˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ [kle.veˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /kle.veˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒjɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kle.veˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒi.a/ [kle.veˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /kle.veˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒja/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kle.vɨˈlɐ̃.djɐ/

Proper noun

Clevelândia f

1. Clevelândia (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)

References

1. 2006, João Carlos Vicente Ferreira, Municípios paranaenses: origens e significados de seus nomes.