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Bra·ga

(brä′gə)

A city of northwest Portugal north-northeast of Porto. A major ecclesiastical center since the Christian reconquest of the city from the Moors in the 11th century, it is the seat of the archbishop and primate of the Roman Catholic Church in Portugal.

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Braga

(Portuguese ˈbrɑːɡə)

(Placename) a city in N Portugal: capital of the Roman province of Lusitania; 12th-century cathedral, seat of the Primate of Portugal. Pop: 164 193 (2001). Ancient name: Bracara Augusta

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Bra•ga

(ˈbrɑ gə)

n.

a city in N Portugal: an ecclesiastical center. 63,033.

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