Tapajós

[ tah-puh-zhaws ]

noun

1. a river flowing NE through central Brazil to the Amazon. 500 miles (800 km) long.

Tapajós

/ tapaˈʒɔs /

noun

1. a river in N Brazil, rising in N central Mato Grosso and flowing northeast to the Amazon. Length: about 800 km (500 miles)

Example Sentences

There is a definite line dividing black from yellow water, and then no more Tapajos.

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At length, while residing at an Indian village on the Tapajos, I had ample proof of the fact.

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One of the largest semi-civilised tribes inhabiting the banks of the Tapajos are the Mundurucus.

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They inhabit both banks of the Tapajos, and can muster, it is said, 2000 fighting men.

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Parallel to the Tapajos, and about two hundred miles distant, flows the Xingú.

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