Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A member of a widespread group of South American Indian peoples of south-central Chile and the western pampas of Argentina, including the Mapuche.
- n. The family of languages spoken by the Araucanians.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Of or pertaining to Araucania, a territory in the southern part of Chili, mainly comprised in the modern provinces of Arauco and Valdivia.
- n. A native or an inhabitant of Araucania. The aboriginal Araucanians are a partially civilized race who have never been conquered by Europeans; but in 1883 the portion of them living on the mainland voluntarily submitted to the Chilian government.
Wiktionary
- n. Mapuche
- n. uncommon, offensive Mapudungun
- adj. Mapuche
- adj. uncommon, offensive Mapudungun-language
- adj. offensive Mapuche language family
Etymologies
- Spanish araucano, from Arauco, a former region of southern Chile. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Chile the country got its name from an entirely unrelated word Araucanian for “the end of the earth”.”
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“Nevertheless, in 1845, only twelve missions existed on the frontiers of what now might be called the Araucanian reservation.”
“The original language of Chili, generally called the Araucanian, is denominated by the natives _Chili-dugu_, or the Chili speech or language.”
“Flanders to serve in Chili, this country has been called Araucanian”
“ChilePrior to the coming of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern Chile was under Inca rule while Araucanian Indians (also known as Mapuches) inhabited central and southern Chile.”
“It was not until the 1880s that the Araucanian Indians were completely subjugated.”
“Background: Prior to the coming of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern Chile was under Inca rule while Araucanian Indians (also known as Mapuches) inhabited central and southern Chile.”
“He soon managed to exchange a few words with the stranger, and found out even that his name was Thalcave, a word that signified in Araucanian, “The Thunderer.””
“The word PAMPA, of Araucanian origin, signifies grass plain, and justly applies to the whole region.”
“BRITANNIA, had gone ashore either on the Chilian or Araucanian coast, he gave a decided negative.”
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