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Por·tu·gal AHD[pôrʹchə-gəl, pōrʹ-] abbr.缩写 Port.D.J.[ˈpɔːtʃəgəl, ˈpəʊr-]K.K.[ˈpɔrtʃəgəl, ˈpor-]NONE（无词性） - A country of southwest Europe on the western Iberian Peninsula. It includes the Madeira Islands and the Azores in the northern Atlantic Ocean. Originally inhabited by a Celtic people, the mainland area was conquered by the Romans in the 2nd centuryb.c. and subsequently held by the Visigoths and Moors. An independent kingdom was recognized in 1143 and soon flourished as a maritime and colonial power with holdings stretching from Africa to the Far East and Brazil in the New World. Much of its empire was lost to the British and the Dutch in the 17th and 18th centuries, and the remaining colonies in Africa became independent in the 20th century. Lisbon is the capital and the largest city. Population, 9,933,000. 葡萄牙：欧洲西南部国家，位于伊比利亚半岛西部，该国包括马德拉群岛及大西洋北部的亚速群岛。最早居住于此的是一支塞尔特部落。公元前 2世纪该国大陆地区被罗马人征服，之后相继被西哥特人及摩尔人占领。1143年成立独立的王国，并且很快发展其海上霸权，其殖民地分布于非洲、远东及新大陆的巴西。17和18世纪时，帝国的大部分都被英国及荷兰夺去，剩下的非洲殖民地则于20世纪独立。里斯本是该国首都及最大城市。人口9,933,000
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