Maranhão

English

Etymology

From Portuguese Maranhão.

Proper noun

Maranhão

  1. A state in the Northeast Region of Brazil, whose capital is São Luís.

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Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Old Tupi, meaning "running sea", or an augmentative of mar (“sea”). The word was first used to refer to the Amazon River.

Proper noun

Maranhão

  1. Maranhão (a state in the Northeast Region of Brazil, whose capital is São Luís)
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