Araucan

[ uh-raw-kuhn ]

noun

, plural A·rau·cans, (especially collectively) A·rau·can,

1. Araucanian.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Araucan¹

< Spanish araucano, equivalent to Arauc ( o ) province in central Chile + -ano -an

Example Sentences

The history of Spanish conquest is a chronicle of champions, of warriors almost superhuman in ambition and endurance, mighty carvers of kingdoms, great remodellers of the world’s chart, who, backed by a handful of lances, and whether in Valencia, Mexico, Italy, or Araucan, surpassed the fabulous deeds of Amadis or Palmerin.

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Our third great Brazilian division, the Gesan family, takes its name from the syllable ges which, like the Araucan che, forms the final element of several tribal names in East Brazil.

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The war of freedom of the Araucan Indians is the most gallant episode in the history of the New World.

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The war of freedom of the Araucan Indians is the most gallant episode in the history of the New World.

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On the 12th of October, the captain heard of the defeat of Benavides, and his flight, alone, across the Biobio into the Araucan country; and also that two of the Americans whom he had taken with him had made their escape, and were on board the Chacabuco.

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