Tapajós
a river flowing NE through central Brazil to the Amazon. 500 miles (800 km) long.
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How to use Tapajós in a sentence
There is a definite line dividing black from yellow water, and then no more Tapajos.
The Sea and the Jungle | H. M. TomlinsonAt length, while residing at an Indian village on the Tapajos, I had ample proof of the fact.
One of the largest semi-civilised tribes inhabiting the banks of the Tapajos are the Mundurucus.
The Western World | W.H.G. KingstonThey inhabit both banks of the Tapajos, and can muster, it is said, 2000 fighting men.
The Andes and the Amazon | James OrtonParallel to the Tapajos, and about two hundred miles distant, flows the Xingú.
The Andes and the Amazon | James Orton
British Dictionary definitions for Tapajós
/ (Portuguese tapaˈʒɔs) /
a river in N Brazil, rising in N central Mato Grosso and flowing northeast to the Amazon. Length: about 800 km (500 miles)
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