Araucania

See also: Araucanía and Araucânia

English

Etymology

From Spanish Araucanía.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Ar‧auc‧a‧nia

• Audio (Northern California):

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Proper noun

Araucania

1. (historical, now offensive) The homeland of the Mapuche people in part of Patagonia (south central Chile and adjacent area of Argentina).
2. One of the fifteen administrative regions of Chile.

   The capital of Araucania is Temuco.

Usage notes

• This term is becoming dated because it is regarded by the Mapuche as offensive.

Derived terms

• Araucanization

Translations

the homeland of the Mapuche

• Portuguese: Araucania f, Araucânia f

one of the fifteen administrative regions of Chile

• Portuguese: Araucania f, Araucânia f

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• French: ^{(please verify)} Araucanie (fr)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Araucânia

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Araucanía.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɾaw.kaˈni.ɐ/ [a.ɾaʊ̯.kaˈni.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɾaw.kaˈni.ɐ/ [a.ɾaʊ̯.kaˈni.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɾaw.kaˈni.a/ [a.ɾaʊ̯.kaˈni.a]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ɾaw.kɐˈni.ɐ/

Proper noun

Araucania f

1. (historical) Araucania (the homeland of the Mapuche)
2. Araucania (a region of Chile)

Related terms

• araucânio, araucano, araucária