Braga

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Portuguese. countable
  2. 2
    A placename; A city in Braga district, Minho, Norte, Portugal. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename; A district of Minho, Norte, Portugal. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A placename; A municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Portuguese Braga, Old Galician-Portuguese Braga, from Latin Bracara Augusta, named after a Celtic tribe, the Bracari, whose name is thought to be from Proto-Celtic *Bracara.

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