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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 Brazilplay

  Familiarity information: PAULO AFONSO used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PAULO AFONSO (noun)


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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