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Tocantins

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English

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the Brazilian state of Tocantins

Etymology

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From Portuguese Tocantins, from Old Tupi tukã (Toucan) + (beak).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌtəʊkənˈtiːns/
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Proper noun

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Tocantins

  1. A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Palmas.

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Portuguese

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Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Tocantins

Etymology

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From Old Tupi tukana (toucan) + (beak).[1]

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Proper noun

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Tocantins m

  1. a state of the North Region, Brazil; capital: Palmas
    Synonym: (abbreviation) TO
  2. a river in Brazil

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Proper noun

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Tocantins f

  1. a municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida (2013), “Tocantins”, 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 603, column 2