Roraima
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English
[edit]![](http://178.128.105.246/content-http-upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Brazil_State_Roraima.svg/220px-Brazil_State_Roraima.svg.png)
Etymology
[edit]From Portuguese Roraima, from Pemon Roroimü, from rora (“green, blue, grue”) + -imü (augmentative suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Roraima
- a large tepui located at the junction of Guyana, Venezuela, and Brazil
- A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Boa Vista
Translations
[edit]state of northern Brazil
See also
[edit]States: Acre · Alagoas · Amapá · Amazonas · Bahia · Ceará · Espírito Santo · Goias · 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 |
Federal District: Federal District |
Further reading
[edit]Category:Roraima on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Roraima on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage
Roraima on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Portuguese
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Etymology
[edit]From Pemon Roroimü, from rora (“green, blue, grue”) + -imü (augmentative suffix). Other suggested meanings include "cashew range" and "mother of winds".
Pronunciation
[edit]
The pronunciation with /ɐj/ is sometimes proscribed. In Roraima, /aj/ is much more common.
Proper noun
[edit]Roraima m
- A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Boa Vista
- Synonym: (abbreviation) RR
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]- (states of Brazil) estado do Brazil; 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 (Category: pt:States of Brazil)
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