Amapá

English

the Brazil state of Amapa

Etymology

From Brazilian Portuguese Amapá, of uncertain indigenous origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑː.məˈpɑː/, /ˈɑː.mə.pɑː/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɑː, -ɑːməpɑː

Proper noun

Amapá

1. A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Macapá

Translations

a state in northern Brazil

• Arabic: أَمَابَا (ʔamābā)
• Armenian: Ամապա (Amapa)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿馬帕 / 阿马帕 (zh) (Āmǎpà)

• French: Amapá
• Georgian: ამაპა (amaṗa)
• Greek: Αμαπά (Amapá)
• Japanese: アマパー (Amapā)
• Portuguese: Amapá (pt) m
• Russian: Амапа́ (ru) (Amapá)
• Spanish: Amapá
• Thai: รัฐอามาปา

See also

• Portuguese Guiana

Further reading

• Category:Amapá on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Amapá on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage
• Amapá on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Paama

Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain. Different origins are proposed, including:

• Old Tupi amapaba (“home of rain”)
• Nheengatu, meaning "ending land" or "island"
• Lokono, referring to Hancornia amapa, a local tree known in Portuguese as amapazeiro

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.maˈpa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.mɐˈpa/

• Audio (Brazil):

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• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: A‧ma‧pá

Proper noun

Amapá m

1. Amapá (a state of the North Region, Brazil; capital: Macapá)

   Synonym: AM (abbreviation)

Related terms

• amapaense (demonym)

Descendants

• → English: Amapá

See also

states of Brazil: estados do Brasiledit

• Acre
• Alagoas
• Amapá
• Amazonas
• Bahia
• Ceará
• Espírito Santo
• Goiás
• Maranhão
• Mato Grosso
• Mato Grosso do Sul
• Minas Gerais
• Pará
• Paraíba
• Paraná
• Pernambuco
• Piauí
• Rio de Janeiro
• Rio Grande do Norte
• Rio Grande do Sul
• Rondônia
• Roraima
• Santa Catarina
• São Paulo
• Sergipe
• Tocantins

• Guiana Portuguesa