Manáos

or Ma·naus

[ mah-nous ]

noun

1. a port in and the capital of Amazonas, in northern Brazil, on the Río Negro near its confluence with the Amazon River: about 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) from the Atlantic but accessible to some ocean trade.

Manáos

/ məˈnaus /

noun

1. See Manaus
   a variant spelling of Manaus

Example Sentences

The superintendent and many of the workers go down the river to Para and Manaos or to villages on higher ground.

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Here, too, lived the Manaos Indians, who so long resisted the Portuguese.

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We may learn at Manaos, where there is also a chance for letters for us, and American papers.

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What more could she have learned in a convent at Manaos or Belem?

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Of the ancient Manaos one can count but a wandering party or two.

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