Definition of Araguaya River

1. Noun. A river in central Brazil that flows generally northward (with many falls) to join the Tocantins River.

Exact synonyms: Araguaia, Araguaia River, Araguaya
Group relationships: Brasil, Brazil, Federative Republic Of Brazil
Generic synonyms: River

Lexicographical Neighbors of Araguaya River

Araceae
Arachis
Arachis hypogaea
Arachne
Arachnia
Arachosia
Aracuna
Arafat
Arafura Sea
Aragon
Aragon Strip
Aragonese
Araguaia
Araguaia River
Araguaya
Araguaya River (current term)
Aragvi
Arakanese
Araki
Araks
Aral Sea
Arales
Aralia elata
Aralia hispida
Aralia nudicaulis
Aralia racemosa
Aralia spinosa
Aralia stipulata
Araliaceae
Aram

Literary usage of Araguaya River

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Across Unknown South America by Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1913)
"CHAPTER X FISHING — TERMITES—THE GREAT Araguaya River AN amusing incident happened. A cow chewed up the coat of one of my men, which was lying on the ground ..."

2. The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal by Stephen Denison Peet (1897)
"After finishing his explorations on the upper Shingu in 1889 separated from the above named party and alone descended the Araguaya river, ascending from its ..."

3. Explorations of the Highlands of the Brazil: With a Full Account of the Gold by Richard Francis Burton (1869)
"The Count de Castelnau copied inscriptions from rocks on the Araguaya River which were pointed out to him by the ..."

4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1892)
"... the Araguaya River in the Brazilian province of Goyaz and those of the Puru River, a tributary of the middle Amazonas. These reports appear under the ..."

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