Pará

/pəˈɹɑː/

proper noun

A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Belém.

OriginPortuguese Pará ← Old Tupi pará →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Belém.

    The increasingly confrontational tactics of rightwing ruralistas (farming, timber and mining interests) were evident at a civil society gathering in Altamira, in Pará state, on Monday morning.

    2019 November 18, Jonathan Watts, “Amazon deforestation 'at highest level in a decade'”, in The Guardian

Origin

  1. Old Tupipará“sea”
  2. PortuguesePará
  3. EnglishPará

Borrowed from Portuguese Pará, from Old Tupi pará (“sea”).

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Translations

Arabic بَارَا
  • بَارَا (bārā)state in northern Brazil
Chinese Mandarin 帕拉
  • 帕拉 (Pàlā)state in northern Brazil
French Pará
  • Parástate in northern Brazil
Greek Παρά
  • Παρά (Pará)state in northern Brazil
Hindi पारा
  • पारा (pārā)state in northern Brazil
Japanese パラー
  • パラー (Parā)state in northern Brazil
Korean 파라
  • 파라 (para)state in northern Brazil
Persian پارا
  • پارا (pārā)state in northern Brazil
Portuguese Pará
  • Parástate in northern Brazil
Russian Пара́
  • Пара́ (Pará)state in northern Brazil
Spanish Pará
  • Parástate in northern Brazil
Thai ปารา
  • ปารา (bpaa-raa)state in northern Brazil
Ukrainian Пара́
  • Пара́ (Pará)state in northern Brazil
Cite this entry
APA

Pará. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Par%C3%A1

MLA

“Pará.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Par%C3%A1. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pará,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Par%C3%A1.

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