"Paraíba" meaning in Portuguese

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Proper name

IPA: /pa.ɾaˈi.bɐ/ [Brazil], /pa.ɾaˈi.bɐ/ [Brazil], /pa.ɾaˈi.ba/ [Southern-Brazil], /pɐ.ɾɐˈi.bɐ/ [Portugal], [pɐ.ɾɐˈi.βɐ] [Portugal] Audio: Pt-br Paraíba.ogg [Brazil]
Rhymes: -ibɐ Etymology: Named after the Captaincy of Paraíba, from Old Tupi paraaíba (“bad river”). Etymology templates: {{bor|pt|tpw|paraaíba||bad river}} Old Tupi paraaíba (“bad river”) Head templates: {{head|pt|proper noun|||g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} Paraíba f, {{pt-proper noun|f}} Paraíba f
  1. A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: João Pessoa Wikipedia link: Captaincy of Paraíba, Eduardo de Almeida Navarro, pt:Dicionário_de_Tupi_Antigo, pt:Paraíba Tags: feminine Categories (place): Paraíba, Brazil, Places in Brazil, States of Brazil Synonyms: PB [abbreviation], Parahyba, Parayba [obsolete] Derived forms: paraibano [demonym]

Alternative forms

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