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Tupi
noun Tu·pi \tü-ˈpē, ˈtü-(ˌ)\
plural Tupi or Tupis also Tupí or Tupís
Definition of TUPI
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: a language family of lowland South America that includes Tupi-Guarani and the speech of a number of other peoples living mainly in Brazil south of the Amazon River
— Tu·pi·an \-ən\ adjective or noun
Variants of TUPI
Tu·pi also Tu·pí \tü-ˈpē, ˈtü-(ˌ)\
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First Known Use of TUPI
1842
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