Fordlandia

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  1. 1
    A former plantation in Para, Brazil. A failed colony to farm rubber established by the Ford Motor Company
  2. 2
    A district of Aveiro, Pará, Brazil.

Etymology

From Ford + land + -ia, from being founded by the Ford Motor Company.

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