Definitions
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- proper noun A town in Chile
Etymologies
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From Mapudungun buca (great, big) and lemu (forest).
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Examples
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They are sent to various secret camps where they are tortured (among them may be camps at Tejas Verdes, Crimaldi, Colonia Dignidad, Bucalemu, Colina, Colliguay).
Inside Chile's Prisons Ashton, Dore 1977
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Violent waves hit at least two towns along the central Chilean coast, Pichilemu and Bucalemu, said incoming Interior Minister Rodrigo Hinzpeter.
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local editor@denverpost.com ( 2010
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Pinera said there were no reports of more deaths, but a key highway suffered more damage in the inland city of Rancagua, and violent waves hit the coastal towns of Pichilemu and Bucalemu, Interior Minister Rodrigo Hinzpeter said.
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