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Ipanema

Ipanema proper noun: a neighborhood of Zona Sul district, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Proper noun

Ipanema

  1. A neighborhood of Zona Sul district, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  2. A beach located in the neighborhood.

Origin of Ipanema

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Ipanema, ultimately from Old Tupi.

Questions about Ipanema

What does Ipanema mean?
Ipanema means a neighborhood of Zona Sul district, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
What part of speech is Ipanema?
Ipanema is a proper noun.

Words near Ipanema in the dictionary

  1. iPads
  2. IPAH
  3. ipalnemohuani
  4. IPAM
  5. ipamorelin
  6. Ipanema
  7. IPAP
  8. IPAPs
  9. IPAs
  10. IPAT
  11. ipatasertib

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