Natal

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释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    A former British colony in modern South Africa, existing from 1843 to 1910.

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  2. 2.

    A former province of South Africa, reorganized in 1994 into the modern province of KwaZulu-Natal.

  3. 3.

    A municipality, the state capital of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.

相关短语

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词源

From Portuguese Natal (“Christmas”), because the region in South Africa was discovered by the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama on Christmas Day, 1497. Doublet of natal and Noel.

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