Amapá
English edit
Etymology edit
From Portuguese Amapá, of uncertain indigenous origin.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Amapá
- A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Macapá
Translations edit
a state in northern Brazil
See also edit
- (states of Brazil) state of Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins (Category: en:States of Brazil)
Further reading edit
- Category:Amapá on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Amapá on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage
- Amapá on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
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
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Amapá m
- Amapá (a state of the North Region, Brazil; capital: Macapá)
- Synonym: AM (abbreviation)
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → English: Amapá
See also edit
- (states of Brazil) estado do Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins (Category: pt:States of Brazil)