War of Canudos

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Etymology[edit]

Calque of Portuguese Guerra dos Canudos.

Proper noun[edit]

War of Canudos

  1. (historical) A conflict between a civilian movement and the army of the newly-founded Republic of Brazil, that happened in 1896–1897 in the municipality of Canudos, in the state of Bahia, Brazil.

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