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Paraná

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See also: parana, paraná, paranã, and Parana

English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Portuguese and Spanish Paraná, both from Língua Geral Paulista paraná (river).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌpæ.ɹəˈnɑː/, /ˌpæ.ɹəˈnɑ/, /pəˈɹɑː.nə/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑː

Proper noun

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Paraná

  1. A river in central and southern South America.
  2. A state of the South Region, Brazil. Capital: Curitiba.
  3. The provincial capital of Entre Ríos, Argentina.
  4. A municipality of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish Paraná or Portuguese Paraná, both from Old Tupi paranã (river).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Paraná m

  1. Paraná (a river in central and southern South America)
  2. Paraná (a state of the South Region, Brazil; capital: Curitiba)
  3. Paraná (the provincial capital of Entre Ríos, Argentina)
  4. Paraná (a municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)

German

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Paraná in Brasilien

Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish Paraná or Portuguese Paraná, both from Old Tupi paranã (river).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Paraná m (proper noun, strong, genitive Paranás)

  1. Paraná (a river in central and southern South America)

Proper noun

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Paraná n (proper noun, strong, genitive Paranás)

  1. Paraná (a state of the South Region, Brazil; capital: Curitiba)
  2. Paraná (the provincial capital of Entre Ríos, Argentina)
  3. Paraná (a municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)

Italian

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Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish Paraná or Portuguese Paraná, both from Old Tupi paranã (river).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pa.raˈna/*
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: Pa‧ra‧ná

Proper noun

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Paraná m

  1. Paraná (a river in central and southern South America)
  2. Paraná (a state of the South Region, Brazil; capital: Curitiba)
  3. Paraná (the provincial capital of Entre Ríos, Argentina)
  4. Paraná (a municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pt
Map
Localização do estado do Paraná no Brasil

    From Língua Geral Paulista paraná (river), from Old Tupi paranã (sea).[1] Doublet of paraná.

    The toponyms were named after the river.

    Proper noun

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    Paraná m

    1. Paraná (a river in central and southern South America)
    2. Paraná (a state of the South Region, Brazil; capital: Curitiba)
      Synonym: (abbreviation) PR
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    Descendants
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    • Hunsrik: Paranaa

    See also

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    Etymology 2

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    Borrowed from Língua Geral Amazônica paraná (river).

    Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia pt

    Proper noun

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    Paraná f (demonym paranaense)

    1. Paraná (a municipality of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil)

    Etymology 3

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    Borrowed from Rioplatense Spanish Paraná.

    Proper noun

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    Paraná m

    1. Paraná (the provincial capital of Entre Ríos, Argentina)

    References

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    1. ^ Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida (2013), “Paraná”, 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

    Spanish

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    Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Old Tupi paranã (river). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /paɾaˈna/ [pa.ɾaˈna]
    • Audio (Peru):(file)
    • Rhymes: -a
    • Syllabification: Pa‧ra‧ná

    Proper noun

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    Paraná m

    1. Paraná (a river in central and southern South America)
    2. Paraná (a state of the South Region, Brazil; capital: Curitiba)
    3. Paraná (the provincial capital of Entre Ríos, Argentina)
    4. Paraná (a municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)

    Derived terms

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