English Explanatory Dictionary

Roraima

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A large tepui located at the junction of Guyana, Venezuela, and Brazil
  2. A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Boa Vista.

Pronunciation

/ɹəʊˈɹaɪmə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-Roraima.wav

Word forms

Roraima

Etymology

From Portuguese Roraima, from Pemon Roroimü, from rora (“green, blue, grue”) + -imü (augmentative suffix).

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