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Portugal
[ pawr-chuh-guhl, pohr-; Portuguese pawr-too-gahl ]
noun
- a republic in SW Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula, W of Spain. (Including the Azores and the Madeira Islands) 35,414 sq. mi. (91,720 sq. km). : Lisbon.
Portugal
/ ˈɔːʊɡə /
noun
- a republic in SW Europe, on the Atlantic: became an independent monarchy in 1139 and expelled the Moors in 1249 after more than four centuries of Muslim rule; became a republic in 1910; under the dictatorship of Salazar from 1932 until 1968, when he was succeeded by Dr Caetano, who was overthrown by a junta in 1974; constitutional government restored in 1976. Portugal is a member of the European Union. Official language: Portuguese. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: euro. Capital: Lisbon. Pop: 10 799 270 (2013 est). Area: 91 831 sq km (35 456 sq miles)
Portugal
- Republic in southwestern Europe , bordered by Spain to the north and east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south and west. Its capital and largest city is Lisbon .
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Officials are still working to confirm what caused the power cut that triggered chaos across Spain and Portugal on Monday.
That was the question faced by millions of people on Monday across Spain and Portugal during the worst electricity blackout in their history.
The Spanish grid operator has ruled out a cyber attack as the cause of a massive power cut that crippled Spain, Portugal and parts of France on Monday.
As life in Spain and Portugal stutters back to normal, the big questions are not just what went wrong but how to prevent such a full-scale power failure from happening again.
A massive power cut has caused widespread disruption in parts of Spain and Portugal, with airports, trains and petrol stations impacted.
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