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Named for Francisco de Orellana (1511–46), Spanish explorer, who was the first to explore it in the 1540s.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Orellana
Today it means: The river Amazon. Full definition →
Today it means: The river Amazon. Full definition →
Named for Francisco de Orellana (1511–46), Spanish explorer, who was the first to explore it in the 1540s.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.