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Meaning of Mafra | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A town and municipality of the district of Lisbon, Portugal, known for the Palace of Mafra.
  2. A municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil.

Equivalents

Français Mafra
Português Mafra

Examples

“The discovery of gold in Brazil fired the religious fervour of John V (1706-50) to heights of gorgeous, archaic extravagance, immortalized in the monastery-palace of Mafra, which was built as a rival to the Escorial and Versailles by a huge army of draft labour over eighteen years.”

CEFR level

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Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

maftir maftivimab maftool maftoul mafufunyana mafura

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