Maranhão
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Portuguese Maranhão.
Proper noun
Maranhão
- A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: São Luís
Translations
state in north-eastern Brazil
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See also
Portuguese
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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
- A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: São Luís
Derived terms
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- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
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- en:Maranhão, Brazil
- en:States of Brazil
- en:Places in Brazil
- Portuguese terms derived from Old Tupi
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese proper nouns
- pt:Maranhão, Brazil
- pt:States of Brazil
- pt:Places in Brazil