Manáos

American  

[mah-naus] / 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

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

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

Since 1852 it has been called Manáos, after the most warlike tribe.

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

Between Manáos and Pará, a distance of one thousand miles, there were fourteen additions.

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

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