Madre de Dios

[ mah-thre the dyaws ]

noun

1. a river in Peru and Bolivia, flowing E to the Beni River. 900 miles (1,450 km) long.

Madre de Dios

/ ˈmaðre ðe ˈðiɔs /

noun

1. a river in NE South America, rising in SE Peru and flowing northeast to the Beni River in N Bolivia. Length: about 965 km (600 miles)

Example Sentences

After waiting patiently for some weeks, another still larger carrack, called the Madre de Dios hove in sight.

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I thought I was bound again, and on the sofa in the gorgeous cabin of the Madre-de-Dios.

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Some of the people said she was larger than the Madre de Dios, and some that she was less.

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In 1592 a Portuguese carrack called the Madre de Dios was captured and brought home.

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The muleteer had advanced into the narrow channel when he suddenly cast a hurried glance behind him, uttered a "Madre de Dios!"

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