English Explanatory Dictionary

Madre de Dios

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A department and region in south-east Peru; in full, the Department of Madre de Dios.
  2. A river in Bolivia and Peru, a tributary of the Madeira River; in full, the Madre de Dios River.

Word forms

Madre de Dios

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Madre de Dios (literally “Mother of God”).

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