Roraima

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English

the Brazil state of Roraima

Etymology

From Portuguese Roraima, from Pemon Roroimü, from rora (green, blue, grue) + -imü (augmentative suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹəʊˈɹaɪmə/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪmə

Proper noun

Roraima

  1. a large tepui located at the junction of Guyana, Venezuela, and Brazil
  2. A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Boa Vista.

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Portuguese

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Roraima

Etymology

From Pemon Roroimü, from rora (green, blue, grue) + -imü (augmentative suffix). Other suggested meanings include "cashew range" and "mother of winds".

Pronunciation

 

The pronunciation with /ɐj/ is sometimes proscribed. In Roraima, /aj/ is much more common.

Proper noun

Roraima m

  1. a state of the North Region, Brazil; capital: Boa Vista
    Synonym: (abbreviation) RR

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