Vila Franca
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvi.lɐ ˈfɾɐ̃.kɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvi.la ˈfɾɐ̃.ka/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈvi.lɐ ˈfɾɐ̃.kɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbi.lɐ ˈfɾɐ̃.kɐ/
Proper noun
Vila Franca f (plural Vilas Francas)
- a toponym indicating a town whose charter granted it certain tax exemptions on local trade:
- a settlement and civil parish of the municipality of Viana do Castelo, Portugal
- clipping of Vila Franca de Xira
- clipping of Vila Franca do Campo
Derived terms
- Vila Franca da Beira
- Vila Franca da Serra
- Vila Franca das Naves
- Vila Franca de Lampaças
- Vila Franca de Xira
- Vila Franca do Campo
- Vila Franca do Deão
- Vila Franca do Rosário
- vilafrancada
- vilafranquense
Further reading
- “Vila Franca”, in Dicionário infopédia da Toponímia (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025