Amazonas
[ am-uh-zoh-nuh s ]
/ ˌæm əˈzoʊ nəs /
noun
a state in NW Brazil. 601,769 sq. mi. (1,558,582 sq. km). Capital: Manáos.
Example sentences from the Web for amazonas
Este plana contiene 1661 millas del rio Amazonas Peruano y sus afluentes.
Life of Rear Admiral John Randolph Tucker |James Henry RochelleIn 1892 Manos became the see of the new bishopric of Amazonas.
Este ferrocarril llegar un da hasta los tributarios del Amazonas; pero por ahora, como Ud.
Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader |Ernesto Nelson
British Dictionary definitions for amazonas
Amazonas
/ (ˌæməˈzəʊnəs) /
noun
a state of W Brazil, consisting of the central Amazon basin: vast areas of unexplored tropical rainforest. Capital: Manaus. Pop: 2 961 801 (2002). Area: 1 542 277 sq km (595 474 sq miles)