Maranhão

[ mah-ruh-nyoun ]

noun

1. a state in NE Brazil. 125,312 sq. mi. (324,560 sq. km). : São Luiz.

Maranhão

/ marəˈɲ̃ə̃u /

noun

1. a state of NE Brazil, on the Atlantic: forested and humid in the northwest, with high plateaus in the east and south. Capital: São Luís. Pop: 5 803 224 (2002). Area: 328 666 sq km (128 179 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Dacres thanked him for the information and inquired when the "Maranhao" was likely to arrive at her destination—Pernambuco.

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The finest Brazil amotto grows in Maranhao, which also produces the best cotton in America.

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They are dispersed in the Brazilian forests, and principally in the province of Maranhao or Maragnan.

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This was all the notice he received from his native province, Maranhao.

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