Fordlandia

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proper noun

A former plantation in Para, Brazil. A failed colony to farm rubber established by the Ford Motor Company

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A former plantation in Para, Brazil. A failed colony to farm rubber established by the Ford Motor Company
  2. A district of Aveiro, Pará, Brazil.

Origin

From Ford + land + -ia, from being founded by the Ford Motor Company.

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Translations

Portuguese Fordlândia
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Cite this entry
APA

Fordlandia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fordlandia

MLA

“Fordlandia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fordlandia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fordlandia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fordlandia.

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