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Araucanian

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Araucania +‎ -n.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Ar‧au‧can‧ian
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Noun

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Araucanian (plural Araucanians)

  1. (offensive, ethnic slur) A member of the Mapuche people.

Adjective

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Araucanian (comparative more Araucanian, superlative most Araucanian)

  1. (offensive) Mapuche
  2. (uncommon, offensive) Of or in the Mapudungun or Mapuche language.

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Proper noun

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Araucanian

  1. (uncommon, offensive) The Mapudungun language.

Usage notes

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  • This term is becoming dated because it is regarded by the Mapuche as offensive; they prefer the term Mapuche.
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