Brazil
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- proper noun
- /brəˈzɪl/
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Brasil
- Football is a major passion in Brazil, with many people supporting their local teams enthusiastically.
- the country of Brazil
- southern Brazil
- northeastern Brazil
They're grouping up with China, Brazil, South Africa.
- They're grouping up with China, Brazil, South Africa.
- The folks down in Brazil do you?
- He's a pop star in Brazil, He's at Disneyland.
- So Saudi Arabia joined forces with Russia, China, Brazil, India, South Africa.
- Oh, she made, I think here in Brazil we don't have that much.
- How are the people of Brazil reacting to this?
- BRIC country means Brazil, Russia, India and China.
- So that's the US, Canada, Argentina, Brazil and and Cuba.
- French have territory in South America just north of Brazil called Guillen Francais.
- So Marco, my, my partner in, in Brazil, we did the interview.
- Indeed, the election in Brazil partly won on that basis.
- We're also have had some studies in Brazil, in Australia, in other places.
- There's a guy, I think he's in Brazil, and his name is Wonder Bira.
- And, and, you know, as a result of that, Brazil is switching the Chinese currency.
- So BRICS was originally Brazil, Russia, India, China.
Examples
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Two areas, in southern and eastern Brazil, are not considered to be part of the Amazon region proper.
Academic text (2011) -
Through film and record imports, rock and roll reached Brazil soon after its emergence in the United States.
Academic text (1990) -
We were down in Brazil for months, for four months.
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Second, new economic and military powers, such as Brazil, China, and India, are entering the field.
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The streets were very narrow in Brazil, and the drivers were crazy.
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How are the people of Brazil reacting to this?
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Estimates for the Assemblies of God in Brazil vary from 8 million to 14 million members.
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During the late 1960s, competitive television song festivals were among Brazil's most important cultural events.
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She's married to a millionaire in Brazil.
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Many tourists visit Brazil each year to experience its vibrant Carnival celebrations.
Synonyms
The official name of Brazil, the largest country in South America
Compounds
A large nut you can eat with a hard brown shell and creamy white inside from South America
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Brazil comes from the Portuguese pau-brasil, which means 'red wood' and was a valuable tree used to make a red dye that early traders wanted. Because the coast was known for that wood, people began to call the land by the wood's name, so the country became Brazil.