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Definition of Araguaya
1. Noun. A river in central Brazil that flows generally northward (with many falls) to join the Tocantins River.
Group relationships: Brasil, Brazil, Federative Republic Of Brazil
Generic synonyms: River
Lexicographical Neighbors of Araguaya
Literary usage of Araguaya
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)
"... FISH OF THE araguaya RIVER — A BAD SHOT — A STRANGE SIGHT I SEEMED to have no
luck on that journey. Everything went wrong all the time. ..."
2. Thayer Expedition by Charles Frederick Hartt (1870)
"... and Granitic Hocks in Western Brazil. — The Montes Pyrenees and their Height.
— The Rio araguaya and its Navigation. ..."
3. Proceedings by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), Norton Shaw, Francis Galton, William Spottiswoode, Clements Robert Markham, Henry Walter Bates, John Scott Keltie (1890)
"750 miles long, of the araguaya would be opened up to commerce. But, unfortunately,
the most populous part of the province, which is also richest in cattle, ..."
4. Scientific Results of a Journey in Brazil by Louis Agassiz and His by Charles Frederick Hartt, Louis Agassiz (1870)
"The Rio araguaya and its Navigation.—Dr. Couto de Magalhaes.— Ilha do B»- nanal.
— Note on Piranhas. — Gold, Diamonds, Iron, and Chrome Ores. ..."
5. America and the West Indies: Geographically Described by George Long, George Tucker, George Richardson Porter, Wilhelm Wittich (1845)
"Near 5° S. lat. it is joined from the west by the river araguaya, ... The largest
of its tributaries, the Rio araguaya, rises in the Serra ..."
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