ARAGUAIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Araguaia mean? 

• ARAGUAIA (noun)
  The noun ARAGUAIA has 1 sense:

1. a river in central Brazil that flows generally northward (with many falls) to join the Tocantins River

  Familiarity information: ARAGUAIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARAGUAIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A river in central Brazil that flows generally northward (with many falls) to join the Tocantins River

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

Araguaia; Araguaia River; Araguaya; Araguaya River

Instance hypernyms:

river (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek))

Holonyms ("Araguaia" is a part of...):

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)

 Context examples 

Most striking among the new species are the dolphin Inia araguaiaensis, found in the River Araguaia basin, and the new primate species, the fire-tailed titi-monkey Plecturocebus miltoni.

(Report unveils 381 new plant and animal species in Amazon, Agência Brasil)