Goiás
See also: Goias
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Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese Goiás, from earlier Goyaz of uncertain origin.
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Goiás
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Etymology edit
From earlier Goyaz, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Old Tupi, meaning "equal individual" or "people of same origin". Some traditions refer to a mythical tribe called the "Goiases".
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- Goias (a state of the Central-West Region, Brazil; capital: Goiânia)
- Synonym: GO (abbreviation)
- Goias (a city in the state of Goias, Brazil, and its former capital)
- Synonym: Goiás Velho
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- (states of Brazil) estado do Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins (Category: pt:States of Brazil)