Definitions
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- proper noun The division of
Romance languages that encompassesGalician ,Portuguese , Eonavian andFala . - proper noun The common ancestor of these languages, spoken in the
Middle Ages , also calledOld Portuguese .
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Examples
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The monophonic and polyphonic repertoire of Notre Dame was cultivated in the same as the popular Cantigas de amigo, secular love-songs in Galician-Portuguese, the then poetic language.
Archive 2009-07-01 Lu 2009
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In the Cantigas de Santa Maria, also written in Galician-Portuguese dialect, a distinction can be made between the Cantigas de miragre, which recount the miracles brought about the Blessed Virgin, and the Cantigas de loor qv.
Archive 2009-07-01 Lu 2009
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The Galician-Portuguese Western extreme is characterized by Paleozoic and igneous rocks (mainly granite), which are related to outstanding plant endemism (Pteridotite flora).
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Alternately, the Galician-Portuguese Western extreme of the ecoregion is characterized by lower smooth elevations, which correspond to very old massifs shaped by the late Paleozoic Hercynian orogeny.
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The Western Galician-Portuguese coast has a Mediterranean character, being warmer and drier during summer.
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Galician-Portuguese, in which at the time other Castilians and
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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Galician-Portuguese; and Castilian or Spanish proper.
The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory (Periods of European Literature, vol. II) George Saintsbury 1889
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Galician-Portuguese, but since the political separation of Portugal from Galicia they have diverged somewhat, especially in pronunciation and vocabulary.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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The Fala language is another descendant of Galician-Portuguese, spoken by a small number of people in the Spanish towns of Valverdi du Fresnu, As Ellas and Sa Martín de Trebellu
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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'' 'Galician-Portuguese' '' (in its own language: '' galegoportuguês, galaico-português '') is a [[Romance language]] spoken mainly in [[Galicia (Spain) | Galicia]], [[Portugal]],
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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