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Definition: Portugal from Collins English Dictionary

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1 a republic in SW Europe, on the Atlantic: became an independent monarchy in 1139 and expelled the Moors in 1249 after more than four centuries of Muslim rule; became a republic in 1910; under the dictatorship of Salazar from 1932 until 1968, when he was succeeded by Dr Caetano, who was overthrown by a junta in 1974; constitutional government restored in 1976. Portugal is a member of the European Union. Official language: Portuguese. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: euro. Capital: Lisbon. Pop: 10 799 270 (2013 est). Area: 91 831 sq km (35 456 sq miles)

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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Country in southwestern Europe, on the Atlantic Ocean, bounded north and east by Spain. Government Portugal is a multiparty liberal democracy, with executive power shared between the president and prime minister. Its 1976 constitution, as revised in 1982 and more recently, provides for a president, elected by universal suffrage for a five-year term, renewable only once in succession, and a single-chamber 230-member national assembly, elected through a party list system of proportional representation and serving a four-year term. The president, an active politician rather than a figurehead, appoints a prime minister who chooses a council of ministers. The prime minister and council of ministers are responsible to the assembly. A council of state, chaired by the president, acts as a supreme national advisory body. The relationship between president and prime minister is similar to the ‘dual executive’ in France. History Portugal shares much of its early history with that of the whole…
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From Philip's Encyclopedia
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The Portuguese Republic shares the Iberian Peninsula with Spain. It is the most westerly of Europe's mainland countries. The land rises from the coastal plains on the Atlantic Ocean to the W edge of the huge plateau, or Meseta, which occupies most of the Iberian Peninsula. In central Portugal, the…
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From The Edinburgh International Encyclopaedia of Psychoanalysis
Egas Moniz was the first to introduce Freud’s theories and therapeutic procedures into Portugal. Between 1915 and 1928, Moniz, who was later to become famous as a 1949 Nobel Prize winner in Medicine and Physiology, lectured and published papers in which he showed a wonderful understanding of…
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From Encyclopedia of World Trade: From Ancient Times to the Present Full text Article A-Z Entries
Country in southwestern Europe in the west Iberian Peninsula, bordering on the Atlantic Ocean. Portugal was the first among the European countries to establish prolonged, stable, and direct trade relations with Africa, India, China, and Japan. The Portuguese empire was based more on trading than…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(pôr'chӘgӘl), officially Portuguese Republic, republic (2015 est. pop. 10,418,000), 35,553 sq mi (92,082 sq km), SW Europe, on the western side of the Iberian Peninsula and including the Madeira Islands and the Azores in the Atlantic Ocean. Portugal is bordered by Spain on the east and north and by…
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From The Oxford Companion to Food
The history of food and cookery in Portugal, as in neighbouring spain , was successively influenced by being in the Roman Empire for seven centuries; by the Arab invasion and continuing presence in early medieval times; by having a leading role in the voyages of the early European explorers in…
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Were it not for the tireless efforts of the Portuguese throughout the 15th century in exploring the West African coast, the history of Europe, and the world, might have been discernibly different. The Portuguese impulse to explore and trade led eventually to the rounding of the African horn, or Cape…
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From The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets
with its rich variety of confections, is a nation of dessert lovers. Sweets abound: on holiday tables, in corner cafés, and as ever-present daily delights. Portuguese desserts can be generally characterized as exceptionally sweet, with a heavy emphasis on sugar and egg yolk combinations. These…
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From Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices
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POPULATION 10,799,270 ROMAN CATHOLIC 81 percent OTHER CHRISTIAN 3.3 percent OTHER 0.6 percent NONAFFILIATED 6.8 percent NOT REPORTED 8.3 percent Introduction A primarily Roman Catholic nation, Portugal is located on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean…
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From Encyclopedia of Free Blacks and People of Color in the Americas
Portugal is located on the southwestern tip of the continent of Europe, along the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula. The northern and central part of the country is mountainous, with broad river valleys providing good farmland. An enormous natural harbor at the mouth of the Tejo River is the…
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1930–present Located in the extreme southwestern corner of Europe on the Iberian Peninsula, Portugal has an area of 92,090 square kilometers and a population of 10.8 million (2015 est.). It formed part of the Roman Empire. Germanic tribes settled beginning in the early fifth century and it was ruled…
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