Portugal
geographical name
Por·tu·gal
ˈpȯr-chi-gəl
ˌpür-tü-ˈgäl
variants
or ancient Lusitania
ˌlü-sə-ˈtā-nē-ə
-nyə
country in southwestern Europe in the western Iberian Peninsula bordering on the Atlantic Ocean; a kingdom before 1910; now a republic; capital Lisbon area (not including the Azores and Madeira) 35,383 square miles (91,642 square kilometers), population 10,355,000
see also portuguese
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