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Nova Lisboa

Nova Lisboa

8.1
A city in the central highlands of Angola formerly called Huambo
  • proper noun
: Nova Lisboa
  • She grew up in Nova Lisboa before moving to the capital for university.

Examples

  • The train from Luanda to Nova Lisboa offers stunning views of the Angolan countryside.

  • Nova Lisboa was an important center during the colonial era of Angola.

  • I visited Nova Lisboa last summer.

  • Have you ever been to Nova Lisboa?

  • Nova Lisboa was an important center during the colonial era of Angola.

  • She grew up in Nova Lisboa before moving to the capital for university.

  • The train from Luanda to Nova Lisboa offers stunning views of the Angolan countryside.

Synonyms

Huambo
vsNova Lisboa
1 6.4

A city in the mountains of western Angola that is a regional capital and trade center

is the older name formerly used for that same city

Surface Forms

Nova Lisboa main

Morphology

Nova + Lisboa

The form composes 'Nova' (new) + 'Lisboa' (Lisbon), so its literal meaning is clearly 'New Lisbon' and will be read as a place-name by learners who know the constituents. While the specific historical referent (the Angolan city formerly Huambo) requires extra world knowledge, the lexical composition itself is transparently derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Nova Lisboa gets its name from Portuguese rule in Angola. The words Nova meaning 'new' and Lisboa meaning 'Lisbon' were used to name the town 'New Lisbon' to remind people from Portugal. That's why Nova Lisboa was the city's former name and today refers to the place now called Huambo.