Santos
[ san-tuhs; Portuguese sahn-toos ]
/ ˈsæn təs; Portuguese ˈsɑ̃ tʊs /
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noun
a seaport in S Brazil: world's largest coffee-exporting port.
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santoku, santolina, santonica, santonin, Santorini, Santos, Santos-Dumont, Santo Tomé de Guayana, Sanusi, sanyasi, SANZAR
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Santos
/ (Portuguese ˈsəntuʃ) /
noun
a port in S Brazil, in São Paulo state: the world's leading coffee port. Pop: 1 634 000 (2005 est)
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