Manaus

See also: manaus

English

Alternative forms

Manáos (dated)

Etymology

After the Manáo, a native Arawak tribe of the Amazon. Manáo is said to mean mother of the gods.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɑːˈnaʊs/
Rhymes: -aʊs

Proper noun

Manaus

A municipality, the state capital of Amazonas, Brazil.

Translations

capital of Amazonas

Dutch: Manaus (nl) n
French: Manaos
German: Manaus (de)
Japanese: マナウス (Manausu)
Portuguese: Manaus (pt)
Russian: Мана́ус (Manáus)

Further reading

Manaus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

Amanus, Aumans, Ausman, Sumana, Umanas, namasu, samanu

German

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maˈnaː.ʊs/, /maˈnaʊ̯s/
Audio (file)

Proper noun

Manaus n (proper noun, strong, genitive Manaus')

Manaus (city in Brazil)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Manaos (obsolete)

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈnaws/ [maˈnaʊ̯s]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /maˈnawʃ/ [maˈnaʊ̯ʃ]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈnawʃ/

Proper noun

Manaus

Manaus (a municipality, the state capital of Amazonas, Brazil)

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