Madre de Dios

proper noun

A department and region in south-east Peru; in full, the Department of Madre de Dios.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A department and region in south-east Peru; in full, the Department of Madre de Dios.
  2. A river in Bolivia and Peru, a tributary of the Madeira River; in full, the Madre de Dios River.

Origin

  1. SpanishMadre de Dios
  2. EnglishMadre de Dios

Borrowed from Spanish Madre de Dios (literally “Mother of God”).

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APA

Madre de Dios. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Madre%20de%20Dios

MLA

“Madre de Dios.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Madre%20de%20Dios. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Madre de Dios,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Madre%20de%20Dios.

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