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Setúbal

 
Dictionary: Se·tú·bal   (sə-tū'bəl) pronunciation

A city of southwest Portugal southeast of Lisbon on the Bay of Setúbal, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean. Setúbal is a port and processing center with a shipbuilding industry. Population: 101,000.

 

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Setúbal (sətū'bəl), city (1991 pop. 83,548), capital of Setúbal district, S central Portugal, on the Bay of Setúbal at the mouth of the Sado River, in Estremadura. One of Portugal's most important ports, it handles wine, oranges, and cork. It has a fishing fleet, shipyards, chemical and glass plants, and is a major sardine-canning center. In 1979 a highway between Lisbon and Setúbal was opened. Setúbal was a royal residence (1481-95) under John II.


Dialing Code: The telephone dialing code for: Setubal, Portugal
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The country code is: 351
The city code is: 265


WordNet: Setubal
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a port town on the Atlantic coast of Portugal southeast of Lisbon


 
 
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