A small European nation that borders Spain. Its capital is Lisboa (Lisbon). Portugal began to colonize Angola in the 15th century. The Portuguese government was overthrown by a military coup in 1974, and Angola finally won its independence from Portugal one year later.

a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil)

a country that borders Spain.

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Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: República Portuguesa; pron. IPA ), located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula, is the westernmost country of mainland Europe. Portugal is bordered by Spain to the north and east and by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south.