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brazil
/bɹəˈzɪl/
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What does brazil mean?
noun
- The hard, brown wood of a certain species of the tribe Caesalpinieae; originally sappan (Biancaea sappan), of the East Indies, and later brazilwood, Paubrasilia echinata.
- A Brazil nut.
- A seam of coal containing iron pyrites
More meanings (3)
proper noun
- A large Portuguese-speaking country in South America. Official name: Federative Republic of Brazil. Capital: Brasília.
- A city, the county seat of Clay County, Indiana, United States.
noun
- (obsolete) A red-orange dye obtained from brazil wood.
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IPA pronunciation
/bɹəˈzɪl/
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In brief he was strongly inclined to try Brazil, especially as the season for going thither was just at hand.
The strength of the Brazil water, which he took immediately before his appearance on the stage, grows fainter and fainter.
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The dry-farm district of Brazil receives an annual precipitation of about twenty-five inches, but irregularly distributed and under a tropical sun.
Perhaps he had heard of my success in taking a most extraordinary ship successfully to Brazil with that number of crew.
I believe it is now tolerably well ascertained that the majority of forest trees in equatorial Brazil have small and inconspicuous flowers.