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Araucanian
noun Arau·ca·ni·an \ə-ˌrau̇-ˈkä-nē-ən, ˌa-ˌrȯ-ˈkā-\
Definition of ARAUCANIAN
1
: a member of a group of Indian peoples of south central Chile and adjacent regions of Argentina
2
: the language of the Araucanian people that constitutes an independent language family
— Araucanian adjective
Variants of ARAUCANIAN
Arau·ca·ni·an also Arau·can \ə-ˈrau̇-kən\
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Origin of ARAUCANIAN
Spanish araucano, from Arauco, former province in Chile
First Known Use: 1777
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