Araucanian

adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of the Mapuche people. ethnic, offensive, slur
Adjective
  1. 1
    Synonym of Mapuche. dated, offensive

    "On 12 February 1541 Valdivia founded the city of Santiago, but within six months it was destroyed by Araucanian Indians, one of the most bellicose peoples encountered by the Spaniards; […]"

  2. 2
    Of or in the Mapudungun or Mapuche language. offensive, uncommon
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Mapudungun language. offensive, uncommon

Synonyms

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englishlanguagemapuchemapudungunmapudungun

Example

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"On 12 February 1541 Valdivia founded the city of Santiago, but within six months it was destroyed by Araucanian Indians, one of the most bellicose peoples encountered by the Spaniards; […]"

Etymology

From Araucania + -n.

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