Piauí

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English

the Brazil state of Piaui

Etymology

From Brazilian Portuguese Piauí, from Old Tupi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piːaʊˈiː/
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Proper noun

Piauí

  1. A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Teresina

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Divisions of the Federative Republic of Brazil in English (layout · text)
States: Acre · Alagoas · Amapá · Amazonas · Bahia · Ceará · Espírito Santo · Goias · Maranhão · Mato Grosso · Mato Grosso do Sul · Minas Gerais · Pará · Paraíba · Paraná · Pernambuco · Piauí · Rio de Janeiro · Rio Grande do Norte · Rio Grande do Sul · Rondônia · Roraima · Santa Catarina · São Paulo · Sergipe · Tocantins
Federal District: Federal District

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Portuguese

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Piauí

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi (river of piabas).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.awˈi/ , (faster pronunciation) /pjawˈi/

Proper noun

Piauí m

  1. Piauí (a state of the Northeast Region, Brazil; capital: Teresina)
    Synonym: (Brazil, abbreviation) PI

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