Solimões

[ saw-li-moins ]

/ ˌsɔ lɪˈmɔ̃ɪ̃s /

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noun

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

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Words nearby Solimões

soliloquize, soliloquy, Soliman, Soliman I, Solimena, Solimões, soling, Solingen, solion, soliped, solipsism

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How to use Solimões in a sentence

It inhabits the flooded islands of the Rio Negro and the Solimoes, never appearing on the mainland.
A Book of Natural History|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Solimões

Solimões

/ (suliˈmõəʃ) /

noun

the Solimões the Brazilian name for the Amazon from the Peruvian border to the Rio Negro

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