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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

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Residents of Manacapuru, on the banks of the Solimões river, said they were struggling to get vital supplies, including food and drinking water, to the city.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2024

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

“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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