Manáos

American  

[mah-nous] / mɑˈnaʊs /

Or Manaus

noun

1. a port in and the capital of Amazonas, in northern Brazil, on the Río Negro near its confluence with the Amazon River: about 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) from the Atlantic but accessible to some ocean trade.

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Manáos British  

/ məˈnaus /

noun

1. a variant spelling of Manaus

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Example Sentences

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Manáos

At 10 p.m. we left Manáos in the "Tapajos," an iron steamer of seven hundred tons.

From The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America by James Orton

It rises in the Sierra Tunuhy, an isolated mountain group in the llanos of Colombia, and enters the Amazon at Manáos, a thousand miles from the sea.

From The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America by James Orton

They were afterward examined at Ega, Manáos, and Pará.

From The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America by James Orton

The foundation of a fine stone cathedral was laid in Manáos fourteen years ago, but this generation is not likely to witness the dedication.

From The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America by James Orton

Brazilian steamer leaves Tabatinga the twentieth of each month; fare to Manáos, $44 44 gold; time, five days; distance, one thousand miles.

From The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America by James Orton