- Solimões
- geographical name the upper Amazon, Brazil, from Peruvian border to the mouth of Negro River
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Solimões
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Solimões — is the name often given to early stretches of the Amazon River from the border of Brazil and Peru to its confluence with the Rio Negro.Further upstream from the order the name of the river seems to depend on the speaker. Brazilians may either… … Wikipedia
Solimoes — (Solimoens), 1) der Name des Amazonenstromes (s.d.) von seiner Vereinigung mit dem Ucayate (an der Grenze von Ecuador u. Peru) bis zur Mündung des Rio Negro; 2) früher derjenige Theil der jetzigen brasilianischen Provinz Amazonas (s.d.), welcher… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Solimões — (spr. ßolimōengsch), veralteter Name für die Strecke des Amazonenstroms (s. d.) zwischen der Vereinigung seiner beiden Quellflüsse (Ucayali und Marañon) und der Mündung des Rio Negro … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Solimões — (spr. mōngsch), s. Amazonenstrom … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Solimoes — (–mongs), engl., soviel wie Marannon … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Solimões — [ mɔ̃ɪs], der Mittellauf des Amazonas … Universal-Lexikon
Solimões — [sō̂΄li moins′] the upper Amazon, between the Peruvian border & the Negro River … English World dictionary
Solimôes Superiore — • A prefecture Apostolic in the State of Amazonas, Brazil, erected by a decree of the Sacred Congregation of Consistory, 23 May, 1910 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Solimoes Superiore Solimôes Superiore … Catholic encyclopedia
Solimões River — ▪ river, Brazil Portuguese Rio Solimões the section of the upper Amazon River in Amazonas estado (state), northwestern Brazil. The Solimões flows from the Brazilian Peruvian border on the west to its confluence with the Negro River near M … Universalium
Solimões — /saw li moyonns /, n. Brazilian name of the Amazon from its junction with the Río Negro to the border of Peru. * * * … Universalium
