Etymology

Amapá

Today it means: A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Macapá. Full definition →

Portuguese Amapá
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  1. Portuguese · borrowed fromAmapá
  2. English todayAmapá

From Portuguese Amapá, of uncertain indigenous origin.

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