federalismo
Portuguese, noun/fe.de.ɾaˈliz.mu/
federalismo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “federalism (system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and regions)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pacto federativo que consiste na descentralização de muitas áreas de âmbito federal”.
What does federalismo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefederalism (system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and regions)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pacto federativo que consiste na descentralização de muitas áreas de âmbito federal
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of federalismo
- federalismos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce federalismo?
- Brazil /fe.de.ɾaˈliz.mu/
- /fe.de.ɾaˈliʒ.mu/
- Portugal /fɨ.dɨ.ɾɐˈliʒ.mu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to federalismo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is federalismo in Portuguese?
federalismo appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).