Paraíba

 

From Portuguese Paraíba, from Old Tupi pa'ra a'íba (“bad for navigation”).

• IPA^(key): /pɑːɹaɪˈiːbə/

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Paraíba

1. A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: João Pessoa

• Paraiba tourmaline

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Paraíba

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• Parahyba, Parayba (obsolete)
• Parahiba (obslete)

Named after the Captaincy of Paraíba, from Old Tupi paraaíba (“bad river”).^[1]

• Rhymes: -ibɐ
• Homophone: paraíba
• Hyphenation: Pa‧ra‧í‧ba

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Paraíba f

1. A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: João Pessoa

   Synonym: (abbreviation) PB

• paraibano (demonym)

• (states of Brazil) estado do Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins ^{(Category: pt:States of Brazil)}