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English
Proper noun
Araucanía
- A region in Chile, one of 16.
Spanish
Etymology
From araucano + -ía, from Arauco, ultimately from Mapudungun rag ko (“clayey water”), a place name.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɾaukaˈnia/
- Rhymes: -ia
- Syllabification: A‧rau‧ca‧ní‧a
Proper noun
Araucanía f
- (history) Araucania, the homeland of the Mapuche people in part of Patagonia (southern Chile and Argentina)
- A region of Chile