Meanings
proper noun
- The National Institute for Space Research.
The assault on the planet’s biggest terrestrial carbon sink by land-grabbers, agribusiness, miners and loggers is accelerating. In the year until 30 July 2019, 9,762 sq kms were lost, an increase of 29.5% over the previous 12 months, the Brazilian space agency INPE said.
2019 November 18, Jonathan Watts, “Amazon deforestation 'at highest level in a decade'”, in The Guardian
Origin
- PortugueseINPE
- EnglishINPE
Borrowed from Portuguese INPE.
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APA
INPE. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/INPE
MLA
“INPE.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/INPE. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “INPE,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/INPE.
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