Natal Definition
A seaport and the state capital of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
A former British colony and province of South Africa. It is now called KwaZulu-Natal province.
Origin of Natal
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From Latin nātālis (“natal"), from nātus, perfect active participle of nāscor (“I am born"), from gnāscor, from Proto-Indo-European *genh₁-.
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From Portuguese Natal (“Christmas"), because the region in South Africa was discovered by the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama on Christmas Day, 1497.
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Middle English from Latin nātālis from nātus past participle of nāscī to be born genə- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin natis (“rump"), plural nates
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