Brazilian
[brəˈzɪliən] or [brə'zɪljən]
Definition
(noun.) a native or inhabitant of Brazil.
(adj.) of or relating to or characteristic of Brazil or the people of Brazil .
Checker: Ophelia--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to Brazil.
(n.) A native or an inhabitant of Brazil.
Typist: Susan
Examples
- His emotions responded to the glories of tropica l vegetation in the Brazilian forests, and to the sublimity of Patagonian wastes and the forest-cl ad hills of Tierra del Fuego. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The Brazilian name for a rubber gatherer is seringuero. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The boring bit is a steel thimble about four inches in length, having two rows of Brazilian black diamonds firmly embedded therein, the edges projecting slightly. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The largest Brazilian diamond weighed 254-1/2 carats and was cut to a brilliant of 125. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- They had the notion of taking positions in the Brazilian Government telegraphs, as an advertisement had been inserted in some paper stating that operators were wanted. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
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