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Matto Grosso

American  
[mat-uh groh-soh, mah-too graw-soo] / ˈmæt ə ˈgroʊ soʊ, ˈmɑ tʊ ˈgrɔ sʊ /

noun

  1. Mato Grosso.


Matto Grosso British  
/ ˈmætəʊ ˈɡrɒsəʊ /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of Mato Grosso

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Much of the richest land in the great interior State of Matto Grosso is inhabited by aboriginal isolationists.

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They are polished, polite, of good Matto Grosso family.

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He was driven into exile, struggling across the wilderness of the Matto Grosso to the Bolivian frontier.

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South America� The difficult Orinoco country rivals the Matto Grosso region for difficulties and novelties.

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She had gained no substantial result except assuring the safety of Matto Grosso and securing the free navigation of the Paraguay.

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