Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A river of central and northern Brazil rising in several streams and flowing about 1,980 km (1,230 mi) generally northward to the Amazon River at the head of the Amazon delta.
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- proper noun A major
river inBrazil that flows north into theAmazon delta . - proper noun Cultural
reservation in central Brazil, in the state of Mato Grosso. - proper noun Any of several
indigenous tribes ofAmerind peoples who live in the Xingu reservation.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Annual rainfall in middle Xingu is 1,500 to 2,000 millimeters (mm).
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I order a Brazilian import called Xingu, and walk outside to pull the fleece saddle off Pegasus's sweaty back.
Richard Bangs: Skullduggery on Easter Island (Part II of II)
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I order a Brazilian import called Xingu, and walk outside to pull the fleece saddle off Pegasus's sweaty back.
Richard Bangs: Skullduggery on Easter Island (Part II of II)
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The tribe lived in the Xingu, which is part of Brazil's first Indian reservation.
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The Xingu was the first plane Embraer developed on its own that was not intended mainly for sale to the Air Force.
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The Xingu was the first plane Embraer developed on its own that was not intended mainly for sale to the Air Force.
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I order a Brazilian import called Xingu, and walk outside to pull the fleece saddle off Pegasus's sweaty back.
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The tribe lived in the Xingu, which is part of Brazil's first Indian reservation.
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"Xingu --" she murmured, as if seeking in her turn to gain time.
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"Xingu --" she said, as if seeking in her turn to gain time.
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