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.

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Araucania British  

/ arauˈkanja, ˌærɔːˈkeɪnɪə /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Speaking at a briefing, Toha said that fires in the region of Biobio and Araucania have left a school and a church completely burned.

From Reuters

Some 2,180 people have been injured and 1,180 houses have been destroyed, authorities said, with most of the deaths and damages taking place across the south-central Biobio, Araucania and Ñuble regions.

From Reuters

Among the deaths reported by local media outlets were a mechanic and a pilot after their helicopter, which was helping put out a blaze, crashed in the Araucanía region.

From Washington Post

The government of President Gabriel Boric has issued emergency declarations for the largely rural southern regions of Biobio, Nuble and Araucania in an effort to speed relief.

From Reuters

Thirteen of the dead -- more than half of the fires’ reported victims -- come from Biobio, which, like Nuble and Araucania, is home to extensive forests as well as farms that grow grapes and other fruit for export.

From Reuters