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Paraíba

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English

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the Brazil state of Paraiba

Etymology

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From Portuguese Paraíba, from Old Tupi pa'ra a'íba (“bad for navigation”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɑːɹaɪˈiːbə/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Proper noun

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Paraíba

  1. A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: João Pessoa.

Coordinate terms

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states of Braziledit

Derived terms

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Translations

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Further reading

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Portuguese

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Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Paraíba

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Named after the Captaincy of Paraíba, from Old Tupi paraaíba (“bad river”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Paraíba f

  1. a state of the Northeast Region, Brazil; capital: João Pessoa
    Synonym: (abbreviation) PB

Derived terms

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See also

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states of Brazil: estados do Brasiledit

References

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  1. ^ Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida (2013), “Paraíba”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil ] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 590, column 2
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