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Brazil

/bɹə.ˈzɪl/

A red-orange dye obtained from brazil wood.

📖 Definitions of "Brazil"

noun
  1. 1

    A red-orange dye obtained from brazil wood.

  2. 2

    The hard, brown wood of a tree of the tribe Caesalpinieae; originally the sappan, Biancaea sappan, of the East Indies, and later the brazilwood, Paubrasilia echinata.

  3. 3

    A Brazil nut.

    "I picked up a handful of brazils from the bowl."

  4. 4

    A seam of coal containing iron pyrites

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brasilnounA mythical island, said to exist off the western coast of Ireland.
brazil nutnounThe nut produced by this tree.

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brazil nutnounThe nut produced by this tree.
brasilnounA mythical island, said to exist off the western coast of Ireland.
chilenounA country in South America. Official name: Republic of Chile. Capital and largest city: Santiago.
colombianounA country in South America. Official name: Republic of Colombia. Capital: Bogotá.
argentinanounA country in South America. Official name: Argentine Republic. Capital: Buenos Aires.
uruguaynounA country in South America. Official name: Oriental Republic of Uruguay. Capital and largest city: Montevideo.
braziliannounOf, from, or pertaining to Brazil, or the Brazilian people.
cameroonnounA country in Central Africa. Official name: Republic of Cameroon. Capital: Yaoundé. It also claims Ambazonia.
brazzavillenounThe capital and largest city in the Republic of the Congo.
andorranounA microstate in Southern Europe, between Spain and France. Official name: Principality of Andorra. Capital and largest city: Andorra la Vella.
beninnounA country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey.
brasílianounA municipality, the capital city of Brazil; the capital of Distrito Federal, Brazil.
brasilianounAlternative spelling of Brasília. [A municipality, the capital city of Brazil; the capital of Distrito Federal, Brazil.]
countrynounThe territory of a nation; a sovereign state or a region once independent and still distinct in institutions, language, etc.
silnounA yellowish pigment used by painters in ancient times.
delegationnounAn act of delegating.
busnoun(automotive) A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.
brasileiranoun(rare) A Brazilian woman.
brasileiroa 1992 album by Sérgio Mendes and other artists including Carlinhos Brown which won the 1993 Grammy Award for Best World Music Album.
braziliansnounthe citizens of Brazil.

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