European Portuguese (português europeu in Portuguese, ) refers to the variety of Portuguese spoken in continental Portugal, as well as the Azores and Madeira islands. The word “European” was chosen to avoid the clash of “Portuguese Portuguese” as opposed to Brazilian Portuguese.
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“God grant we may not have a European war thrust upon us, and for such a stupid reason too, no I don’t mean stupid, but to have to go to war on account of tiresome Servia beggars belief.”
—Mary (1867–1953)