Manáos
or Ma·naus
a port in and the capital of Amazonas, in northern Brazil, on the Río Negro near its confluence with the Amazon River: about 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) from the Atlantic but accessible to some ocean trade.
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How to use Manáos in a sentence
The superintendent and many of the workers go down the river to Para and Manaos or to villages on higher ground.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge | VariousHere, too, lived the Manaos Indians, who so long resisted the Portuguese.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers | Jules VerneWe may learn at Manaos, where there is also a chance for letters for us, and American papers.
The Letters of William James, Vol. 1 | William JamesWhat more could she have learned in a convent at Manaos or Belem?
Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon | Jules VerneOf the ancient Manaos one can count but a wandering party or two.
Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon | Jules Verne
British Dictionary definitions for Manáos
/ (Portuguese məˈnaus) /
a variant spelling of Manaus
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