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Roraima

/ɹəʊˈɹaɪmə/

Roraima proper noun: a large tepui located at the junction of Guyana, Venezuela, and Brazil.

roraima: a large tepui located at the junction of Guyana, Venezuela, and Brazil
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Proper noun

Roraima

  1. A large tepui located at the junction of Guyana, Venezuela, and Brazil.
    • During my time on Roraima I developed a severe case of "tepui fever"—a longing to visit other tepuis and explore some of the mysteries they have guarded for eons.1989 May, Uwe George, “Venezuela's Islands in Time”, in National Geographic, volume 175, number 5, page 544
  2. A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Boa Vista.

Roraima meaning in Arabic

Roraima in Arabic

state of northern Brazil
رُورَايْمَا rūrāymā

Origin of Roraima

From Portuguese Roraima, from Pemon Roroimü, from rora (“green, blue, grue”) + -imü (augmentative suffix).

Words that rhyme with Roraima

Questions about Roraima

What does Roraima mean?
Roraima means a large tepui located at the junction of Guyana, Venezuela, and Brazil.
What is Roraima in Arabic?
Roraima in Arabic is رُورَايْمَا (rūrāymā). See Roraima meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Roraima?
Roraima is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Roraima?
Roraima is pronounced /ɹəʊˈɹaɪmə/.

Words near Roraima in the dictionary

  1. roquin
  2. roquinimex
  3. ROR
  4. Rorabaugh
  5. Rorabaughs
  6. Roraima
  7. roral
  8. Rorate Sunday
  9. roration
  10. rorations
  11. rore

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