brazil
Origin of brazil
Brazil
- a republic in South America. 3,286,170 sq. mi. (8,511,180 sq. km). Capital: Brasília.
Examples from the Web for brazil
Contemporary Examples
In Brazil people color code their underwear according to their needs.
The rift put Washington at odds with countries like Brazil, Uruguay or Chile, which seemed to have come to terms with their past.
Venezuela Says Goodbye to Its Lil Friend, While the Rest of the Continent CheersCatalina Lobo-Guererro
December 20, 2014
Lastly, the re-opening of diplomatic ties between Havana and Washington gives Brazil a chance to push for changes in Cuba.
Venezuela Says Goodbye to Its Lil Friend, While the Rest of the Continent CheersCatalina Lobo-Guererro
December 20, 2014
Santa Catarina, Brazil There could not be a better time to visit Brazil.
But they were not making enough profits, as the rate of growth had slowed as Brazil invested in the welfare of its own people.
Historical Examples
And over there in Brazil, and up there towards the Cordilleras, it is unknown.
Green MansionsW. H. Hudson
This left Brazil within the region claimed by the Portuguese.
Introductory American HistoryHenry Eldridge Bourne
In Brazil the diggings were not so extensive nor so rich as in this state.
Hittel on Gold Mines and MiningJohn S. Hittell
Many thousands of Germans have already settled in southern Brazil.
Latin America and the United StatesElihu Root
A representative of a peaceful people is always welcome to Brazil.
Latin America and the United StatesElihu Root
brazil
brasil
- Also called: brazil wood the red wood obtained from various tropical leguminous trees of the genus Caesalpinia, such as C. echinata of America: used for cabinetwork
- the red or purple dye extracted from any of these woodsSee also brazilin
- short for brazil nut
Word Origin
Brazil
- a republic in South America, comprising about half the area and half the population of South America: colonized by the Portuguese from 1500 onwards; became independent in 1822 and a republic in 1889; consists chiefly of the tropical Amazon basin in the north, semiarid scrub in the northeast, and a vast central tableland; an important producer of coffee and minerals, esp iron ore. Official language: Portuguese. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: real. Capital: Brasília. Pop: 201 009 622 (2013 est). Area: 8 511 957 sq km (3 286 470 sq miles)
Word Origin and History for brazil
Brazil
1550s, from Spanish/Portuguese terra de brasil "red-dye-wood land," from Spanish brasil or Italian brasile, probably connected to French braize (see braize) for resemblance of color to a glowing ember (but Old Italian form verzino suggests a possible connection with Arabic wars "saffron"). Originally the name of a type of wood from an East Indian tree, used in making dye; the name later was transferred to a similar South American species. Brazil in reference to the wood is attested in English from late 14c. Complicating matters is Hy Brasil, a name applied by 1436 to one of the larger Azores Islands, later transferred to a legendary island or rock off the west coast of Ireland (sighted in 1791 at lat. 51° 10', long. 15° 58').
Brazil
Republic in eastern South America. It borders on every South American country except Chile and Ecuador. Its capital is Brasilia, and its largest city is São Paulo.