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) Richard Bangs 2011
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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) Richard Bangs 2011
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The tribe lived in the Xingu, which is part of Brazil's first Indian reservation.
David Grann: The Truth about the Lost Amazon Tribe "Hoax" 2009
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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.
Strategic Management in Developing Countries Case Studies James E. Austin 2000
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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.
Strategic Management in Developing Countries Case Studies James E. Austin 2000
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I order a Brazilian import called Xingu, and walk outside to pull the fleece saddle off Pegasus's sweaty back.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Richard Bangs 2011
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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.
Xingu 1911
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"Xingu --" she said, as if seeking in her turn to gain time.
Xingu 1916 Edith Wharton 1899
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