Acre

Borrowed from French and Latin Acre, from Ancient Greek Ἄκο (Áko) or Ἄκη (Ákē), from Hebrew עכו (ʿAkko), of unknown origin.

• (UK) enPR: āʹkə, äʹkɚ, IPA^(key): /ˈeɪ.kɚ/, /ˈɑː.kɚ/

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• Rhymes: -eɪkɚ

Acre

1. A port city in northern Israel, holiest city in the Baháʼí Faith.

• (historical names): See Antioch

From Portuguese Acre, of uncertain origin.

• (UK) enPR: äʹkrɚ, IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.kɹɚ/
• Rhymes: -ɑːkɹɚ

Acre

1. A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Rio Branco

• (states of Brazil) state of Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins ^{(Category: en:States of Brazil)}

Probably a variant of Acker or Acree/Ackary, though also possibly Americanization of Norwegian Aakre or Low German Egger.

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɪkɚ/
• Rhymes: -eɪkɚ

Acre

1. A surname.

• -care, CERA, Care, Cera, Crea, Race, acer, care, e-car, race, race-

From Latin Akre, from Ancient Greek Ἄκο (Áko) or Ἄκη (Ákē), from Hebrew עכו (ʿAkko), of unknown origin.

• IPA^(key): /akʁ/

Acre m

1. Acre (a city in Israel)

From Portuguese Acre, of uncertain origin.

Acre m

1. A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Rio Branco

• IPA^(key): /ˈakɾe/ [ˈɑ.kɾɪ]
• Rhymes: -akɾe
• Hyphenation: A‧cre
• Homophone: acre

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Acre, ultimately from Hebrew עכו (ʿAkko).

Acre

1. Acre (a city in Israel)

Borrowed from Portuguese Acre.

Acre m

1. Acre (a state of the North Region, Brazil; capital: Rio Branco)

• Acri

Ultimately from Hebrew עכו (ʿAkko).

Acre

1. Acre (a city in Israel)
   • 13th century, Martin Soarez, Pero non fui a Ultramar‎:

     Pero non fuy a ultra mar
     muyto sey cu a terra bem
     per soeyreanēs qȝ ē uem
     segūdo lheu oy cōtar
     diz q̄ marcelha iaz alem
     domar e Acre iaz aquem
     e pom ror tes loguy arar

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   • 13th century, Pero Gomes Barroso, Pero d'Ambroa, se Deus mi perdom‎:

     Se deus mi ualha uedes p^e q̄ nõ
     Uos trobei dacri nẽ desſe logr̃
     P^e q̄ nõ uirõ quãtos aqui son
     Que nũca uos pasſaſtes alen mar
     E da tr͡ra hu nõ fostes nõ sey
     Como uos trobey mays saberuos ey
     As manhas q̄ uos auedes contar

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

• Galician: Acre
• Portuguese: Acre

• "Acre" in UC/Glosario, s.v. xxx, in Ferreiro, Manuel (dir.) (2014): Universo Cantigas. Edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa. Universidade da Coruña.

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• Rhymes: (Brazil) -akɾi, (Portugal) -akɾɨ
• Hyphenation: A‧cre
• Homophone: acre

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Acre, ultimately from Hebrew עכו (ʿAkko).

Acre

1. Acre (a city in Israel)

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Acre.

The state was named after the hydronym, of unknown origin.

Acre m

1. Acre (a river in northern South America)
2. Acre (a state of the North Region, Brazil; capital: Rio Branco)

   Synonym: (abbreviation) AC

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Acre.

• acriano, acreano (demonym)

• (states of Brazil) estado do Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins ^{(Category: pt:States of Brazil)}