brazil
noun
Simple meaning
The largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world.
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bɹəˈzɪl
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noun
A large Portuguese-speaking country in South America. Official name: Federative Republic of Brazil. Capital: Brasília.
The largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter
Three-sided tropical American nut with white oily meat and hard brown shell
A Brazil nut.
A seam of coal containing iron pyrites
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