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Solimões

American  
[saw-li-moins] / ˌsɔ lɪˈmɔ̃ɪ̃s /

noun

  1. Brazilian name of the Amazon from its junction with the Río Negro to the border of Peru.


Solimões British  
/ suliˈmõəʃ /

noun

  1. the Brazilian name for the Amazon from the Peruvian border to the Rio Negro

"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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But as we turn from the broad Solimões river into the creek that winds towards his village, even he is taken aback.

From BBC Dec. 25, 2023

They are located on a stretch of shore known as Ponta das Lajes, near where the Rio Negro and the Solimões river flow into the Amazon.

From BBC Oct. 24, 2023

Boat pilot Paulo Monteiro da Cruz has had to row through waters littered with dead fish at Piranha lake, which has been affected by the drought of the Solimões River.

From BBC Oct. 12, 2023

“The more we can be physically present, the more meaningful our presence can be,” Zon said during a post-mass interview on his veranda overlooking the River Solimões.

From The Guardian Sep. 23, 2019

A day's voyage to the east, in Belém do Solimões, some of the floating branch's earliest customers are embracing the relationship.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 16, 2010

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