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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Quindío from the native name, which is said by some sources to be from Quimbaya quindío or quindus meaning "paradise, eden".[1]
Proper noun
Quindío
- A river in Colombia, 69 kilometres (43 mi) long, which forms in the mountains east of Salento and flows to the southwest.
- A department of Colombia, through which this river flows.
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References
- ^ Nombres geográficos de Colombia (2010, Instituto Geográfico): El nombre del departamento se relaciona con la comunidad indígena que habitaba su territorio y moraba la hoya del río Quindío denominada quindos, quindus o quindío, y a su vez eran una subtribu de los Quimbayas, A la vez quindío en lengua indígena era utilizado por los Quimbayas para significar "edén"
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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kinˈdio/
- Rhymes: -io
- Syllabification: Quin‧dí‧o
Proper noun
Quindío ?
- Quindío (a river in Colombia)
- Quindío (a department of Colombia)
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Descendants