Marañón

[ mah-rah-nyawn ]

noun
  1. a river in Peru, flowing N and then E, joining the Ucayali to form the Amazon. 1,000 miles (1,600 km) long.

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Marañón

/ (Spanish maraˈɲɔn) /


noun
  1. a river in NE Peru, rising in the Andes and flowing northwest into the Ucayali River, forming the Amazon. Length: about 1450 km (900 miles)

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