Ceará

American  

[se-ah-rah] / ˌsɛ ɑˈrɑ /

noun

1. Fortaleza.

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Ceará British  

/ siaˈra /

noun

1. a state of NE Brazil: sandy coastal plain, rising to a high plateau. Capital: Fortaleza. Pop: 7 654 535 (2002). Area: 150 630 sq km (58 746 sq miles)

2. another name for Fortaleza

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Example Sentences

This was the case for Ceara Silvano, 23.

From BBC

"You do just grow out of stuff like that," Ceara says - though she still returned later to have her ears pierced at Claire's.

From BBC

Ceara says she feels nostalgic about shopping at Claire's and wishes she'd kept some items as mementoes.

From BBC

Inspired by colleagues in a dozen other specialties, Mirza Melo, a veterinary ophthalmologist in northeastern Brazil's Ceará state, tested tilapia skin to treat a pervasive problem in her field: corneal ulcers and perforations, particularly in dogs with short snouts.

From Scientific American

Brazil's Burn Support Institute and the Federal University of Ceará—home of the Tilapia Skin Project, which pioneered the skin's use to treat burns—approached her about the surgical technique.

From Scientific American