Meanings
proper noun
- A state of the Center-West Region, Brazil. Capital: Goiânia.
- A municipality, the former capital of the state of Goiás, Brazil.
Origin
- PortugueseGoiás
- EnglishGoiás
Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese Goiás, from earlier Goyaz of uncertain origin.
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Arabic غُويَاسْ
- غُويَاسْ (ḡūyās)state in central-western Brazil
Chinese Mandarin 戈亞斯州 /戈亚斯州, 戈亞斯 /戈亚斯
- 戈亞斯州 /戈亚斯州 (Gēyàsī-zhōu)state in central-western Brazil
- 戈亞斯 /戈亚斯 (Gēyàsī)city in central-western Brazil
French Goiás
- Goiásstate in central-western Brazil
Greek Γκοϊάς
- Γκοϊάς (Gkoïás)state in central-western Brazil
Japanese ゴイアス
- ゴイアス (Goiasu)state in central-western Brazil
Korean 고이아스, 고이아스
- 고이아스 (goiaseu)state in central-western Brazil
- 고이아스 (goiaseu)city in central-western Brazil
Portuguese Goiás, Goiás
- Goiásstate in central-western Brazil
- Goiáscity in central-western Brazil
Russian Гоя́с
- Гоя́с (Gojás)state in central-western Brazil
Spanish Goiás
- Goiásstate in central-western Brazil
Ukrainian Гоя́с
- Гоя́с (Hojás)state in central-western Brazil
Cite this entry
APA
Goiás. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Goi%C3%A1s
MLA
“Goiás.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Goi%C3%A1s. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Goiás,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Goi%C3%A1s.
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