Maranhão
English
editEtymology
editFrom Portuguese Maranhão.
Proper noun
editMaranhão
- A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: São Luís
Translations
editstate in north-eastern Brazil
See also
edit- (states of Brazil) state of Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goias, 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)
- Category:Maranhão on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Maranhão on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage
- Maranhão on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Portuguese
editEtymology
editUncertain. 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
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Proper noun
editMaranhão m
- A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: São Luís
- MA (abbreviation)
Derived terms
editSee 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)
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