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Maranhão

American  
[mah-ruh-nyoun] / ˌmɑ rəˈnjãʊ̃ /

noun

  1. a state in NE Brazil. 125,312 sq. mi. (324,560 sq. km). São Luiz.


Maranhão British  
/ marəˈɲ̃ə̃u /

noun

  1. a state of NE Brazil, on the Atlantic: forested and humid in the northwest, with high plateaus in the east and south. Capital: São Luís. Pop: 5 803 224 (2002). Area: 328 666 sq km (128 179 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Dino, 55, governed the impoverished state of Maranhão between 2015 and 2023 before becoming Lula’s justice minister.

From Washington Times Nov. 27, 2023

It could leave 87,000 to 1 million square kilometers unprotected, estimate Rorato and conservation biologist Celso Silva-Junior of the Federal University of Maranhão.

From Science Magazine Jun. 6, 2023

“My life changed suddenly,” Leal told The Associated Press from her home in Maranhão state in the country’s northeastern region.

From Seattle Times Oct. 2, 2021

They live in a 289,000-acre forest reserve in the poverty stricken eastern Amazonian state of Maranhão.

From BBC Apr. 28, 2021

The adhesion of Pernambuco, Parahyba, Rio Grande do Norte, and Ceará could be counted upon, and that of Maranhão, Pará, and Bahia was hoped for.

From The South American Republics Part I of II by Dawson, Thomas C.

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