English Explanatory Dictionary

War of Canudos

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A conflict between a civilian movement and the army of the newly-founded Republic of Brazil, that happened in 1896–1897 in the municipality of Canudos, in the state of Bahia, Brazil.

Word forms

War of Canudos

Etymology

Calque of Portuguese Guerra dos Canudos.

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