Paulista

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a native or inhabitant of the Brazilian state of São Paulo

   A Paulista explained how the state changed during rapid industrialization.

2. 2
   adj

   relating to the state of São Paulo or its inhabitants

   The archive documents Paulista political life in the nineteenth century.

Borrowed from Portuguese paulista, formed from Paulo, the Portuguese form of Paul, + -ista. In Portuguese and English it denotes a person from the state of São Paulo; paulistano more specifically denotes a person from the city of São Paulo.

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