Meanings
proper noun
- A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: São Luís.
Origin
- PortugueseMaranhão
- PortugueseMaranhão
- EnglishMaranhão
Borrowed from Portuguese Maranhão.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic مَارَانْهَاوْ
- مَارَانْهَاوْ (mārānhāw)state in north-eastern Brazil
Chinese Mandarin 馬拉尼昂州 /马拉尼昂州
- 馬拉尼昂州 /马拉尼昂州 (Mǎlāní'áng Zhōu)state in north-eastern Brazil
French Maragnan, Maranhão
- Maragnanstate in north-eastern Brazil
- Maranhãostate in north-eastern Brazil
Greek Μαρανιάο
- Μαρανιάο (Maraniáo)state in north-eastern Brazil
Japanese マラニョン
- マラニョン (Maranyon)state in north-eastern Brazil
Korean 마라냥
- 마라냥 (maranyang)state in north-eastern Brazil
Portuguese Maranhão
- Maranhãostate in north-eastern Brazil
Russian Маранья́н
- Маранья́н (Maranʹján)state in north-eastern Brazil
Spanish Maranhão
- Maranhãostate in north-eastern Brazil
Ukrainian Маранья́н
- Маранья́н (Maranʹján)state in north-eastern Brazil
Cite this entry
APA
Maranhão. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maranh%C3%A3o
MLA
“Maranhão.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maranh%C3%A3o. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Maranhão,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maranh%C3%A3o.
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