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Paraíba
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paraíba
English
thumb|the Brazilian state of Paraiba
Etymology
From en pt Paraíba, from en tpw pa'ra a'íba bad for navigation.
Pronunciation
en /pɑːɹaɪˈiːbə/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-Paraíba.wav US
Proper noun
en state r/Northeast Region c/Brazil João Pessoa.
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
en Paraiba tourmaline
Translations
a state in north-eastern Brazil
Arabic: ar بَارَايْبَا
Armenian: hy Պարաիբա
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 帕拉伊巴 Pàlāyībā
French: fr Paraïba
Georgian: ka პარაიბა
Greek: el Παραΐμπα
Japanese: ja パライバ Paraiba
Korean: ko 파라이바
Portuguese: pt Paraíba f
Russian: ru Параи́ба
Spanish: es Paraíba
Ukrainian: uk Параї́ба
Further reading
Portuguese
pt:
thumb|pt Localização do estado da Paraíba no Brasil
Alternative forms
pt Parahyba pre-1911
Etymology
Named after the Captaincy of Paraíba, from pt tpw paraaíba bad river.+ 590 2
Pronunciation
pt ibɐ 4
pt paraíba
pt Pa ra í ba
pt Pt-br Paraíba.ogg BR
Proper noun
f
pt state macroregion/pt:Northeast Region c/pt:Brazil pt:João Pessoa
pt PB abbreviation
Derived terms
pt paraibano (demonym)
See also
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