RECIFE

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Recife mean? 

• RECIFE (noun)
  The noun RECIFE has 1 sense:

1. a port city of northeastern Brazil on the Atlantic

  Familiarity information: RECIFE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RECIFE (noun)

Meaning:

A port city of northeastern Brazil on the Atlantic

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Pernambuco; Recife

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)

Holonyms ("Recife" is a part of...):

Brasil; Brazil; Federative Republic of Brazil (the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter)