Maranhão

From Portuguese Maranhão.

Maranhão

1. A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: São Luís

• (states of Brazil) state of 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: en:States of Brazil)}
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Uncertain. Possibly from Old Tupi, meaning "running sea", or an augmentative of mar (“sea”). The word was first used to refer to the Amazon River.

• Hyphenation: Ma‧ra‧nhão

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Maranhão m

1. A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: São Luís

   MA (abbreviation)

• maranhense (demonym)

• (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)}