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Altamira

Altamira proper noun: a surname from Spanish.

Proper noun (1)

Altamira (plural Altamiras)

  1. A surname from Spanish

Proper noun (2)

Altamira

  1. A municipality of Pará, Brazil.
    • The new numbers, showing almost 10,000 sq kms were lost in the year to August, were released as emboldened farm owners scuffled with forest defenders in Altamira, the Amazonian city at the heart of the recent devastation.2019 November 18, Jonathan Watts, “Amazon deforestation 'at highest level in a decade'”, in The Guardian

Forms of Altamira

pluralAltamiras

Origin of Altamira

Borrowed from Spanish Altamira, from Galician.

Borrowed from Portuguese Altamira.

Questions about Altamira

What does Altamira mean?
Altamira means a surname from Spanish.
What part of speech is Altamira?
Altamira is a proper noun.

Words near Altamira in the dictionary

  1. altaltissimo
  2. altaltissimos
  3. Altamaha
  4. Altamaha-ha
  5. Altamaha-has
  6. Altamira
  7. Altamirano
  8. Altamiranos
  9. Altamiras
  10. Altamont
  11. Altamonte Springs

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