Japurá
[ Portuguese zhah-poo-rah ]
/ Portuguese ˌʒɑ pʊˈrɑ /
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noun
a river flowing E from the Andes in SW Colombia through NW Brazil to the Amazon. 1,750 miles (2,820 km) long.
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Words nearby Japurá
Japlish, Japn., japonaiserie, japonica, Japonism, Japurá, japygid, Jaques, Jaques-Dalcroze, jar, jarabe tapatío
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How to use Japurá in a sentence
He said he had brought out a shallow-draught river boat, and he was taking her up the Rio Japura.
The Sea and the Jungle|H. M. TomlinsonHe was going to take that boat up the Japura, and youd have thought it was above Boulters Lock.
The Sea and the Jungle|H. M. TomlinsonThe provisional line starts from the Japura river (known as the Caqueta in Colombia) in lat.
British Dictionary definitions for Japurá
Japurá
/ (Portuguese ʒapuˈra) /
noun
a river in NW South America, rising in SW Colombia and flowing southeast across Colombia and Brazil to join the Amazon near Tefé: known as the Caquetá in Colombia. Length: about 2800 km (1750 miles)Spanish name: Yapurá
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