capital of Portugal

capital of Portugal
noun
capital and largest city and economic and cultural center of Portugal; a major port in western Portugal on Tagus River where it broadens and empties into the Atlantic
Syn: ↑Lisbon, ↑Lisboa
Instance Hypernyms: ↑national capital, ↑port
Part Holonyms: ↑Portugal, ↑Portuguese Republic
Part Meronyms: ↑Ponte 25 de Abril

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