Maranhão
English edit
Etymology edit
From Portuguese Maranhão.
Proper noun edit
Maranhão
- A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: São Luís
Translations edit
state in north-eastern Brazil
See also edit
- (states of Brazil) state of 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: en:States of Brazil)
- Maranhão on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Uncertain. Possibly from Old Tupi, meaning "running sea", or an augmentative of mar (“sea”). The word was first used to refer to the Amazon River.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: Ma‧ra‧nhão
Audio (BR) (file)
Proper noun edit
Maranhão m
- A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: São Luís
- MA (abbreviation)
Derived terms edit
See also edit
- (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)