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Casiquiare

Casiquiare proper noun: a distributary of the upper Orinoco flowing southward into the Rio Negro, in Venezuela.

Proper noun

Casiquiare

  1. A distributary of the upper Orinoco flowing southward into the Rio Negro, in Venezuela.

Origin of Casiquiare

Borrowed from Spanish Casiquiare, itself borrowed from Ye'kwana Kashishiwade.

Questions about Casiquiare

What does Casiquiare mean?
Casiquiare means a distributary of the upper Orinoco flowing southward into the Rio Negro, in Venezuela.
What part of speech is Casiquiare?
Casiquiare is a proper noun.

Words near Casiquiare in the dictionary

  1. Casinsin
  2. Casiongan
  3. casiornis
  4. Casique
  5. Casiques
  6. Casiquiare
  7. casiri
  8. casirivimab
  9. casis
  10. casises
  11. casita

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