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Araucanian
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Ar·au·ca·ni·an  (rô-kn-n) also A·rau·can (-rôkn)
n.
1. A member of a widespread group of South American Indian peoples of south-central Chile and the western pampas of Argentina, including the Mapuche.
2. The family of languages spoken by the Araucanians.
[Spanish araucano, from Arauco, a former region of southern Chile.]
Araucanian [ˌærɔːˈkeɪnɪən]
n
1. (Linguistics / Languages) a South American Indian language; thought to be an isolated branch of the Penutian phylum, spoken in Chile and W Argentina
2. (Social Science / Peoples) a member of the people who speak this language
adj
(Linguistics / Languages) (Social Science / Peoples) of or relating to this people or their language
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