natal
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈneɪtəl/
adj
Etymology: From Classical Latin natis (“rump”) + -al.
- Of or relating to the buttocks.
name
Etymology: From Portuguese Natal (“Christmas”), because the region in South Africa was discovered by the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama on Christmas Day, 1497. Doublet of nada, natal, née, and Noel.
- A former British colony in modern South Africa, existing from 1843 to 1910.
- A former province of South Africa, reorganized in 1994 into the modern province of KwaZulu-Natal.
- A municipality, the state capital of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.