Araucanian
[ ar-aw-key-nee-uhn ]
/ ˌær ɔˈkeɪ ni ən /
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noun
a member of an Indian people of central Chile.
the language of the Araucanians, spoken in central Chile and northern Argentina.
adjective
pertaining to the Araucanians or to their language.
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Origin of Araucanian
First recorded in 1900–05; Araucani(a) + -an
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Araucanian
/ (ˌærɔːˈkeɪnɪən) /
noun
a South American Indian language; thought to be an isolated branch of the Penutian phylum, spoken in Chile and W Argentina
a member of the people who speak this language
adjective
of or relating to this people or their language
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