Platina
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A town in São Paulo state in Brazil
- proper noun
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Platina
- Many families in Platina work in agriculture and local businesses.
Examples
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The annual festival in Platina attracts visitors from across the region.
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They visited Platina while traveling through the countryside of São Paulo state.
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I visited Platina during my trip to Brazil.
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Have you ever been to Platina?
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They visited Platina while traveling through the countryside of São Paulo state.
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The annual festival in Platina attracts visitors from across the region.
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Many families in Platina work in agriculture and local businesses.
Surface Forms
Platina main
Etymology
Platina as a place name in Brazil comes from the old word plata ('silver') and platina ('little silver' or 'platinum') used in Spanish and Portuguese, so a helpful way to remember it is to think of a small 'silver' town.
