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alagoas
"Alagoas" is a state in northeastern Brazil.
In a sentence
Eu nasci em Alagoas, um estado lindo do Brasil.
I was born in Alagoas, a beautiful state in Brazil.
Here, 'Alagoas' is a proper noun referring to a specific state in Brazil, used to define the location of the subject's birth.
As alagoas nessa região são cenários espetaculares.
The lagoons in this region are spectacular sceneries.
Here, 'alagoas' generic noun refers to the lagoons, describing geographical formations of water surfaces.
Visitamos várias alagoas durante nossa viagem de férias.
We visited several lagoons during our holiday trip.
Here, 'alagoas' is used again as a generic noun to signify 'lagoons,' focusing on the plural form conveying multiple occurrences of these formations.
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