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Paranaíba

Paranaíba proper noun: a municipality of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

Proper noun

Paranaíba

  1. A municipality of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
  2. A river in Brazil whose source lies in the state of Minas Gerais in the Mata da Corda mountains.

Origin of Paranaíba

From Old Tupi paraná (“river”) + Old Tupi aíba (“bad”).

Questions about Paranaíba

What does Paranaíba mean?
Paranaíba means a municipality of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
What part of speech is Paranaíba?
Paranaíba is a proper noun.

Words near Paranaíba in the dictionary

  1. paranational
  2. paranatisite
  3. paranatrolite
  4. paranatural
  5. paranaturals
  6. Paranaíba
  7. paranda
  8. parandas
  9. parandero
  10. paranderos
  11. parandja

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