5-649: Almeida may refer to: People [ edit ] Almeida (surname) Almeida Garrett (1799–1854), Portuguese poet, playwright, novelist and politician Places [ edit ] Almeida, Boyacá , a town and municipality in Colombia Almeida Municipality , Portugal Almeida, Portugal , a town in Almeida Municipality 17040 Almeida , an asteroid In warfare [ edit ] Siege of Almeida (1762) , during
10-540: Is a toponym derived from Almeida in the Province of Zamora , Spain. There are several versions for the origin of the name Almeida. It is likely a derivation of toponymic Arabic Al Maidda meaning the table, because the village is located on a vast plateau, on the plateau of the tables. Some claim that it comes from Almeidan , field or place of horse racing. Frei Bernardo de Brito, born in Almeida and chief chronicler of
15-685: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Almeida (surname) Almeida is a common surname in Portuguese -speaking nations of Portugal and Brazil, which was at one time colonized by the Portuguese. It is a toponym derived from the town of Almeida in Beira Alta Province , Portugal, or for any of a number of similarly named places in Portugal. In other instances it
20-854: The Seven Years' War Siege of Almeida (1810) , during the Napoleonic Wars in Portugal Blockade of Almeida (1811), during the Napoleonic Wars in Portugal Other uses [ edit ] Almeida Theatre , a theatre in the UK Almeida Recebida , a bible version See also [ edit ] Almeidas Province , Colombia Almeidaea (fungi) Cif. & Bat. 1962 , genus of fungi in Chaetothyriaceae family Topics referred to by
25-450: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Almeida . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Almeida&oldid=1138913992 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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