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Apucarana

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Kaingang apó (the base) + caarã (forest-like) + anã (huge).[1]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Apucarana f

  1. Apucarana (a city and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)

References

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  1. ^ João Carlos Vicente Ferreira (2006) “Apucarana”, in Municípios paranaenses: origens e significados de seus nomes [Paraná's municipalities: the origin and meaning of their names] (Paraná da Gente; 5)‎[1] (in Portuguese), Curitiba: Secretaria de Estado da Cultura