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Araucania

American  
[ar-aw-key-nee-uh, ah-rou-kah-nyah] / ˌær ɔˈkeɪ ni ə, ˌɑ raʊˈkɑ nyɑ /

noun

  1. a region in central Chile.


Araucania British  
/ arauˈkanja, ˌærɔːˈkeɪnɪə /

noun

  1. a region of central Chile, inhabited by Araucanian Indians

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Two other people were arrested earlier in the week: one in Biobio Monday, who was released shortly thereafter, and the other in Araucania on Wednesday.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

President Gabriel Boric said Monday that firefighters had managed to contain some of the blazes but that others remained "very active" and that new fires had broken out in the Araucania region bordering Biobio.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

Siches’s visit was to start a dialogue to address conflicts in Araucania between authorities and local Mapuche indigenous groups in the southern region.

From Reuters • Apr. 28, 2022

Siches’s visit was to start dialogue to address conflicts in Araucania between authorities and local Mapuche indigenous groups.

From Reuters • Mar. 15, 2022

For she is Chilian built; her tall tapering masts made of trees from the ancient forests of Araucania.

From The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea by Reid, Mayne

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