Tocantins

To·can·tins  (tkä-ts)

A river, about 2,639 km (1,640 mi) long, flowing from central Brazil near Brasília northward to the Pará River southwest of Belém.

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Tocantins (Portuguese) [tokãˈtĩs]

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1. (Placename) a state of N Brazil, created from the northern part of Goiás state in 1988. Capital: Palmas. Pop.: 1 155 251 (2000). Area: 278 421 sq. km (107 499 sq. miles)

2. (Placename) a river in E Brazil, rising in S central Goiás state and flowing generally north to the Pará River. Length: about 2700 km (1700 miles)

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Tocantins - a river in eastern Brazil that flows generally north to the Para River Tocantins River Brasil, Brazil, Federative Republic of Brazil - the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter