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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TERESINA

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PRONUNCIATION OF TERESINA

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TERESINA

noun
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Teresina is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TERESINA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Teresina

Teresina

Teresina is the capital and most populous municipality in the Brazilian state of Piauí. Being located in North-central Piauí 366 km from the coast, it is the only capital in the Brazilian Northeast that is not located on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. With 814,439 inhabitants, Teresina is the 19th largest city in Brazil, and the 15th largest state capital in the country. Together with Timon in the nearby state of Maranhão, it forms a conurbation with a population of about 953,172 inhabitants; the entire metropolitan region of Teresina has over 1,135,920 inhabitants. The only natural barrier that separates Teresina from Timon is the Parnaíba river, one of the largest in the Northeast. Teresina is the second capital with the best quality of life in the North-Northeast according to FIRJAN. According to IPEA it is the third safest capital of Brazil. Its motto is the Latin phrase Omnia in Charitatis, which means, in English, "All for charity". The city is the birthplace of, among the others, Torquato Neto, who belonged to the Tropicalismo movement.

Definition of Teresina in the English dictionary

The definition of Teresina in the dictionary is an inland port in NE Brazil, capital of Piauí state, on the Parnaíba River: chief commercial centre of the Parnaíba valley. Pop: 895 000 Former name: Therezina.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TERESINA

Terence
Terengganu
terephthalate
terephthalic
terephthalic acid
teres
Teresa
Tereshkova
terete
Tereus
Terfel

WORDS THAT END LIKE TERESINA

Antonello da Messina
Argentina
Carolina
cassina
china
Christina
glossina
Herzegovina
Katsina
Latina
marina
Messina
mina
North Carolina
piscina
Regina
retsina
South Carolina
tina
Toamasina

Synonyms and antonyms of Teresina in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Teresina» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TERESINA

Find out the translation of Teresina to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Teresina from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Teresina» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

特雷西纳
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Teresina
570 millions of speakers

English

Teresina
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Teresina
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تيريسينا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Терезина
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Teresina
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Teresina
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Teresina
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Teresina
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Teresina
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

テレジナ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

테레
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Teresina
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Teresina
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தேரேசின
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तेरेसीना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Teresina
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Teresina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Teresina
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Терезина
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Teresina
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Teresina
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Teresina
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Teresina
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Teresina
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Teresina

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TERESINA»

The term «Teresina» is quite widely used and occupies the 25.374 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TERESINA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Teresina» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Teresina» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Teresina

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TERESINA»

Discover the use of Teresina in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Teresina and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Teresina in America
This collection refers to the European settlements in North America through independence, with emphasis on the history of the thirteen colonies of Britain.
Maria Theresa Longworth, 2011
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Teresina Peregrina; Or, Fifty Thousand Miles of Travel Round ...
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Maria Theresa Longworth, 2008
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Italian Women's Theatre, 1930-1960: An Anthology of Plays
BIANCO: TERESINA: GIACOMETTI: TERESINA: GIACOMETTI: TERESINA: ( Harshly) You're wrong, signora. That man is not your son. (As above) He's not... my... son? Why... isn't he... my son?... Come closer, boy. He mustn't come any closer.
Daniela Cavallaro, 2012
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Lessons
Teresina prayed and cried out to Mother Mary as tears of despair and hopelessness fell from her face, while being held as a prisoner on the voyage to Spain. The Royal Ark docked on the port of Cadiz, and as Teresina was departing, a voice ...
Synthia R. Jackson, 2008
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Railways of Brazil in Postcards and Souvenir Albums
TERESINA. In 1870 the Companhia de Melhoramentos do Maranhao [Maranhao Improvement Company], under the direction of engineer Edmundo Cumpton, started work on a railway line. The line was intended to link the important ...
Carlos Cornejo e João Emilio Gerodetti, 2005
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The Cambridge Companion to Ballet
The story is as follows: Gennaro, a fisherman, has been out on his boat together with his fiancee, Teresina, but a storm has made them fall overboard, and only Gennaro is saved. Teresina has disappeared. In his search for Teresina in a scene ...
Marion Kant, 2007
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Midnight Magic
Princess Teresina: "Near my chambers, in a niche." Mangus: "With permission, describe again what you saw." Princess Teresina: "It was more light than body." Mangus: "No corporeal substance, such as you or I have?" Princess Teresina: ...
Avi, 2001
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Teetotaler
- " Yes — the heart is conquered by such feelings, and becomes the slave to such sentiments," said he rapturously. " It is to be desired that all our hopes in this instance □w ill be realised," pursued Teresina. " I think it depends entirely upon ...
‎1841
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Global Change and Regional Impacts: Water Availability and ...
CEPRO, Teresina CEPRO (Fundacao Centro de Pesquisas Economicas e Sociais do Piaui) (1990) Atlas do estado do Piaui. CEPRO/IBGE, Teresina CEPRO (Fundacao Centro de Pesquisas Economicas e Sociais do Piaui) (1992a ) Cerrados ...
Thomas Gaiser, 2003
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The Camorra: Eros Unbound in Naples
Don Teresina's approach was that of a mock butterfly, fluttering, impressing all with frailty, feigning until he had Don Mafalda in focus, and uncharacteristically lumbered towards her to increase his reach. Don Mafalda was not there, at his side, ...
Frank Palescandolo, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TERESINA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Teresina is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mãe pede perdão a adolescente morto por realizar sepultamento …
Ela pediu perdão ao filho por realizar o sepultamento em Teresina. A mãe chegou amparada pelo marido, uma irmã e duas filhas, uma de 14 anos e outra de ... «Cidadeverde.com, Jul 15»
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Governadores do Nordeste e ministros se reúnem em Teresina
Os nove governadores da região Nordeste irão se reunir esta semana em Teresina. Os encontros também contarão com a presença de quatro ministros do ... «Globo.com, Jul 15»
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Justiça ouve em Teresina vítimas que sobreviveram a estupro …
O juiz Antonio Lopes, da 2ª Vara da Infância e Juventude em Teresina, vai ouvir nesta quinta-feira (25) duas das três adolescentes que sobreviveram ao ... «Globo.com, Jun 15»
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Adolescentes suspeitos do crime em Castelo são ouvidos em …
Os quatro menores acusados de participação no crime bárbaro contra quatro garotas no município de Castelo do Piauí, a 190 km de Teresina, serão ouvidos ... «Cidadeverde.com, Jun 15»
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Duas mulheres são presas no aeroporto de Teresina com 10kg de …
Além da cidade de Teresina, a operação ocorre simultaneamente nos municípios de Bom Jesus, São Raimundo Nonato, Uruçuí, Piripiri, Picos e Parnaíba. «Cidadeverde.com, Jun 15»
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Quatro suspeitos de estupro coletivo são transferidos para Teresina
Os quatro adolescentes suspeitos de praticar o estupro coletivo em Castelo do Piauí, a 190 Km de Teresina, foram transferidos por volta 21h desta quinta-feira ... «Globo.com, May 15»
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Condomínio de luxo onde mora governador do PI alaga após chuva
Moradores de um condomínio de luxo localizado às margens da BR-343, na saída de Teresina, Zona Leste da capital, foram surpreendidos pela forte chuva ... «Globo.com, Apr 15»
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Homens da Força Nacional já estão atuando nas ruas da Capital.
O secretário de Segurança, Fábio Abreu, recebeu a tropa da Força Nacional que começou a atuar em Teresina na tarde desta segunda-feira. Serão 10 viaturas ... «Portal O Dia, Mar 15»
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#Teresina “Olive” Allison
#Teresina “Olive” Allison was born Feb. 7, 1921, in Deer Trail, Colo., to Byrl and Nellie Rayburn. Olive passed Jan. 13, 2015, in Portland. #Mom spent her early ... «Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, Mar 15»
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Fortaleza chega a Teresina, e Nedo prega cuidados com rival …
A preocupação levada na bagagem pelo técnico Nedo Xavier ditou os discursos no desembarque do Fortaleza nesta terça, em Teresina. E parte da delegação ... «Globo.com, Feb 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Teresina [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/teresina>. May 2024 ».
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