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Roraima

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English

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the Brazil state of Roraima

Etymology

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From Portuguese Roraima, from Pemon Roroimü, from rora (“green, blue, grue”) + -imü (augmentative suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɹəʊˈɹaɪmə/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪmə

Proper noun

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Roraima

  2. A large tepui located at the junction of Guyana, Venezuela, and Brazil
  4. A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Boa Vista.

Coordinate terms

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states of Braziledit

Translations

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Further reading

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Portuguese

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Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pt
Localização do estado de Roraima no Brasil

Etymology

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From Pemon Roroimü, from rora (“green, blue, grue”) + -imü (augmentative suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁoˈɾaj.mɐ/ [hoˈɾaɪ̯.mɐ], (often proscribed) /ʁoˈɾɐ̃j.mɐ/ [hoˈɾɐ̃ɪ̯.mɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁoˈɾaj.mɐ/ [χoˈɾaɪ̯.mɐ], (often proscribed) /ʁoˈɾɐ̃j.mɐ/ [χoˈɾɐ̃ɪ̯.mɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁoˈɾaj.ma/ [hoˈɾaɪ̯.ma], (often proscribed) /ʁoˈɾɐ̃j.ma/ [hoˈɾɐ̃ɪ̯.ma]

Proper noun

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Roraima m (demonym roraimense)

  1. Roraima (a state of the North Region, Brazil; capital: Boa Vista)
    Synonym: (abbreviation) RR

Usage notes

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  • As /aj/ is much more common in Roraima, the pronunciation with /ɐ̃j/ is sometimes proscribed.[1]

See also

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states of Brazil: estados do Brasiledit

References

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  1. ^ Inaê Brandão, Jackson Félix (5 October 2016), “Rorãima, Roráima? Veja curiosidades sobre estado que completa 28 anos”, in G1 RR‎[1] (in Portuguese), Boa Vista, archived from the original on 4 October 2025
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