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Definition of Santa Maria de Belem
1. Noun. Port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port and commercial center for the Amazon River basin.
Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center, Port
Group relationships: Brasil, Brazil, Federative Republic Of Brazil
Lexicographical Neighbors of Santa Maria De Belem
Literary usage of Santa Maria de Belem
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Fair Lusitania by Catherine Charlotte Jackson (1874)
"... Santa Maria de Belem, which, however frequently visited, may always be
contemplated with pleasure. On its site once stood a chapel, in which Vasco da ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"PARA (originally Santa Maria de Belem, that is. Saint Mary of Bethlehem; and
hence called BELEM, the present official name), Brazil, capital city of the ..."
3. Belgium and Holland, Including the Grand-duchy of Luxembourg: Handbook for by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1901)
"... of Santa Maria de Belem near Lisbon, View of Brussels (1868). ROOM VI. Ch.
de Groux, Departure of the recruit; JB Madou, The village-politicians; ..."
4. Belgium and Holland, Including the Grand-duchy of Luxembourg: Handbook for by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1901)
"Willems, The bride's toilet; JB Madou, The fortune-teller; JB van Moer, Interior
of the church of Santa Maria de Belem near Lisbon, View of Brussels (1868). ..."
5. Fair Lusitania by Catherine Charlotte Jackson (1874)
"... Santa Maria de Belem, which, however frequently visited, may always be
contemplated with pleasure. On its site once stood a chapel, in which Vasco da ..."
6. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"PARA (originally Santa Maria de Belem, that is. Saint Mary of Bethlehem; and
hence called BELEM, the present official name), Brazil, capital city of the ..."
7. Belgium and Holland, Including the Grand-duchy of Luxembourg: Handbook for by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1901)
"... of Santa Maria de Belem near Lisbon, View of Brussels (1868). ROOM VI. Ch.
de Groux, Departure of the recruit; JB Madou, The village-politicians; ..."
8. Belgium and Holland, Including the Grand-duchy of Luxembourg: Handbook for by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1901)
"Willems, The bride's toilet; JB Madou, The fortune-teller; JB van Moer, Interior
of the church of Santa Maria de Belem near Lisbon, View of Brussels (1868). ..."