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
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 ParishCuritiba was captured, and the march up from the south bade fair to be triumphant.
South America|W. H. Koebel
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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