Amapá

From Portuguese Amapá, of uncertain indigenous origin.

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑː.məˈpɑː/, /ˈɑː.mə.pɑː/

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• Rhymes: -ɑː, -ɑːməpɑː

Amapá

1. A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Macapá.

• Portuguese Guiana

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• Amapá on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• Paama

Borrowed from Portuguese Amapá.

IPA^(key): /a.ma.pa/

Amapá m

1. Amapá (a state of the North Region, Brazil; capital: Macapá)

• amapéen m, amapéenne f

Uncertain. Different origins are proposed, including:

• Old Tupi amapaba (“home of rain”)
• Nheengatu, meaning "ending land" or "island"
• Lokono, referring to Hancornia amapa, a local tree known in Portuguese as amapazeiro

• Audio (Brazil):

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• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: A‧ma‧pá

Amapá m

1. Amapá (a state of the North Region, Brazil; capital: Macapá)

   Synonym: AM (abbreviation)

• amapaense (demonym)

• → English: Amapá

• Guiana Portuguesa