Natal
Meaning
Proper Noun
- A former British colony and province of South Africa, itself beforehand the Natalia Republic. It is now called KwaZulu-Natal province.
- municipality, state capital Rio Grande do Norte (state) Brazil (country)
Origin
- From Portuguese Natal#Etymology_2, because the region in South Africa was discovered by the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama on Christmas Day, 1497. natal.
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