Parnaíba


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Par·na·í·ba

 (pär′nə-ē′bə, -nä-ē′bä)
A river, about 1,290 km (800 mi) long, of northeast Brazil flowing northeast to the Atlantic Ocean.
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Parnaíba

(Portuguese parnaˈiba) or

Parnahiba

n
(Placename) a river in NE Brazil, rising in the Serra das Mangabeiras and flowing generally northeast, to the Atlantic. Length: about 1450 km (900 miles)
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Par•na•í•ba

(ˌpɑr nɑˈi bɑ)

n.
a river in NE Brazil, flowing NE to the Atlantic. 900 mi. (1450 km) long.
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Noun1.Parnaiba - a river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean
Brasil, Brazil, Federative Republic of Brazil - the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter
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