Curitiba

or Cu·ri·ty·ba

[ koo-ree-tee-buh; English koor-i-tee-buh ]

/ ˌku riˈti bə; English ˌkʊər ɪˈti bə /

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noun

a city in and the capital of Paraná, in SE Brazil.

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Words nearby Curitiba

curiosa, curiosity, Curiosity killed the cat, curious, curite, Curitiba, curium, curl, curled paperwork, curler, curlew

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How to use Curitiba in a sentence

The world’s best BRT systems are in Guadalajara, Mexico, Curitiba, Brazil and Guangzhou, China according to the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy.
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For a hundred miles afterwards, as far as the mouth of the river Curitiba, in lat.
Buenos Ayres and the Provinces of the Rio de La Plata|Woodbine Parish
Curitiba was captured, and the march up from the south bade fair to be triumphant.
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British Dictionary definitions for Curitiba

Curitiba

/ (ˌkʊərɪˈtiːbə) /

noun

a city in SE Brazil, capital of Paraná state: seat of the University of Paraná (1946). Pop: 2 871 000 (2005 est)

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