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São Luís

São Luís proper noun: a municipality, the state capital of Maranhão, Brazil.

Proper noun

São Luís

  1. A municipality, the state capital of Maranhão, Brazil.

Forms of São Luís

alternative formSão Luis

Origin of São Luís

Borrowed from Portuguese São Luís, from são (“saint”) + Luís (“Louis”).

Questions about São Luís

What does São Luís mean?
São Luís means a municipality, the state capital of Maranhão, Brazil.
What part of speech is São Luís?
São Luís is a proper noun.

Words near São Luís in the dictionary

  1. São Gabriel da Cachoeira
  2. São Gonçalo
  3. São João dos Angolares
  4. São Lourenço
  5. São Luis
  6. São Luís
  7. São Miguel
  8. São Nicolau
  9. São Paulo
  10. São Paulo caecilian
  11. São Pedro do Sul

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