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Quindío
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quindío
English
Etymology
Borrowed from en es Quindío from the native name, which is said by some sources to be from en sai-qmb quindío or quindus meaning "paradise, eden".Nombres geográficos de Colombia (2010, Instituto Geográfico): El nombre del departamento se relaciona con la comunidad indígena que habitaba su territorio y moraba la hoya del río Quindío denominada quindos, quindus o quindío, y a su vez eran una subtribu de los Quimbayas, [...] A la vez quindío en lengua indígena era utilizado por los Quimbayas para significar "edén"[.]
Proper noun
en river c/Colombia, 69 kilometres (43 mi) long, which forms in the mountains east of Salento and flows to the southwest.
en department c/Colombia, through which this river flows.
Translations
river in Colombia
Marathi: mr किंदिओ f
Spanish: es Quindío
department of Colombia
Marathi: mr किंदिओ
Spanish: es Quindío
References
Anagrams
en diinoqu quinoid
Spanish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
es river c/Colombia Quindío
es department c/Colombia Quindío
Derived terms
es quindiano
Descendants
en Quindío 1