Pará

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Pará

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Pará, from Old Tupi pará (sea).

Proper noun

Pará

  1. A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Belém.
    • 2019 November 18, Jonathan Watts, “Amazon deforestation 'at highest level in a decade'”, in The Guardian:
      The increasingly confrontational tactics of rightwing ruralistas (farming, timber and mining interests) were evident at a civil society gathering in Altamira, in Pará state, on Monday morning.

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Portuguese

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Pará

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi pará (sea).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -a
  • Homophone: parar (Brazil)
  • Hyphenation: Pa‧rá
  • Audio (Brazil):(file)

Proper noun

Pará m

  1. Pará (a state of the North Region, Brazil; capital: Belém)
    Synonym: PA (abbreviation)

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