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SANTA MARIA DE BELEM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Santa Maria de Belem mean?
• SANTA MARIA DE BELEM (noun)
The noun SANTA MARIA DE BELEM has 1 sense:
1. port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port and commercial center for the Amazon River basin
Familiarity information: SANTA MARIA DE BELEM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port and commercial center for the Amazon River basin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Belem; Feliz Lusitania; Para; Santa Maria de Belem; St. Mary of Bethlehem
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)
Holonyms ("Santa Maria de Belem" 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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