Rondônia

[ rawn-daw-nyah ]

noun
  1. a state in W Brazil. 93,815 sq. mi. (242,980 sq. km). Capital: Pôrto Velho.

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British Dictionary definitions for Rondônia

Rondônia

/ (Portuguese rõˈdonja) /


noun
  1. a state of W Brazil: consists chiefly of tropical rainforest; a centre of the Amazon rubber boom until about 1912. Capital: Porto Velho. Pop: 1 431 777 (2002). Area: 243 043 sq km (93 839 sq miles): Former name (until 1956): Guaporé

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