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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Manáos

From Manáos to Pará, $55 55 gold; time, six days; distance, one thousand miles.

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

Señor Mavignier was commandante of Manáos when visited by Agassiz, and presented the Professor with a hundred varieties of wood.

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

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

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

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