Paraíba

[ par-uh-ee-buh; Portuguese pah-rah-ee-bah ]

noun

1. a state in E Brazil. 21,760 sq. mi. (56,360 sq. km). : João Pessoa.

Paraíba

/ paraˈiba /

noun

1. a state of NE Brazil, on the Atlantic: consists of a coastal strip, with hills and plains inland; irrigated agriculture. Capital: João Pessoa. Pop: 3 494 893 (2002). Area: 56 371 sq km (21 765 sq miles)
2. Also calledParaíba do Sulˈduː sul a river in SE Brazil, flowing southwest and then northeast to the Atlantic near Campos. Length: 1060 km (660 miles)
3. Also calledParaíba do Norteˈduː ˈnɔrtə a river in NE Brazil, in Paraíba state, flowing northeast and east to the Atlantic. Length: 386 km (240 miles)
4. the former name (until 1930) of João Pessoa

Example Sentences

Such a one I saw at Paraiba, which was thirty feet long, and as big as a barrel.

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