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PAULO AFONSO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Paulo Afonso mean?
• PAULO AFONSO (noun)
The noun PAULO AFONSO has 1 sense:
1. a major waterfall in northeastern Brazil
Familiarity information: PAULO AFONSO used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A major waterfall in northeastern Brazil
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
Paulo Afonso; Paulo Afonso Falls
Instance hypernyms:
falls; waterfall (a steep descent of the water of a river)
Holonyms ("Paulo Afonso" is a part of...):
Brasil; Brazil; Federative Republic of Brazil (the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter)
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