BRAZIL

Brazil, Federative Republic of Brazil, Brasil

(noun) the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world’s leading coffee exporter

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Brazil

A large Portuguese-speaking country in South America. Official name: Federative Republic of Brazil.

A city, the county seat of Clay County, Indiana, United States.

Noun

brazil (plural brazils)

(obsolete) A red-orange dye obtained from brazil wood. [14th–17th c.]

The hard, brown wood of a tree of the tribe Caesalpinieae; originally the sappan, Biancaea sappan, of the East Indies, and later the brazilwood, Paubrasilia echinata. [from 15th c.]

A Brazil nut.

A seam of coal containing iron pyrites

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International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.

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