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brasília

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Bra⋅síl⋅ia

  [bruh-zil-yuh; Port. brah-zeel-yuh]
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–noun
a city in and the capital of Brazil, on the central plateau. 411,505.

Bra⋅zil

  [bruh-zil]
–noun
a republic in South America. 164,511,366; 3,286,170 sq. mi. (8,511,180 sq. km). Capital: Brasília.
Portuguese and Spanish, Brasil.
Official name, Federative Republic of Brazil.

Related forms:
Bra⋅zil⋅ian  [bruh-zil-yuhn] , adjective, noun
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Bra·sí·lia   (brə-zĭl'yə)   
The capital of Brazil, in the central plateau northwest of Rio de Janeiro. The city, laid out in the shape of an airplane, was officially inaugurated in 1960. Population: 2,230,000.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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