Added 9 October 2026 portugal noun Categories: PlacesUncommon Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about portugal at Wordnik → Where our words come from → A republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil). Related Words: spainpanamanorwaymonaconetherlandsfinlanditalyportuguesepolandgreeceportugaismacao Back to today's word