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Tupinamba

noun Tu·pi·nam·ba \tü-pə-ˈnam-bə, -ˌnam-ˈbä\
plural Tu·pi·nam·ba or Tu·pi·nam·bas also Tu·pi·nam· or Tu·pi·nam·bás

Definition of TUPINAMBA

1
:  a member of a group of American Indian peoples who lived along a broad stretch of the Brazilian coast from the vicinity of Guanabara Bay to the mouth of the Amazon River
2
:  the extinct language of the Tupinamba

Variants of TUPINAMBA

Tu·pi·nam·ba also Tu·pi·nam· \tü-pə-ˈnam-bə, -ˌnam-ˈbä\
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First Known Use of TUPINAMBA

1810

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