Recife
geographical name
Re·ci·fe
| \ ri-ˈsē-fē
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variants:
or formerly Pernambuco \ ˌpər-nəm-ˈbü-(ˌ)kō
, -ˈbyü- ; ˌper-nəm-ˈbü-(ˌ)kü \
, -ˈbyü- ; ˌper-nəm-ˈbü-(ˌ)kü \
Definition of Recife
city and port at the mouth of a river in northeastern Brazil; capital of Pernambuco state population 1,537,704