Altamira

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Spanish
  2. 2
    A municipality of Pará, Brazil.

    "The new numbers, showing almost 10,000 sq kms were lost in the year to August, were released as emboldened farm owners scuffled with forest defenders in Altamira, the Amazonian city at the heart of the recent devastation."

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"The Altamira cave is famous for its magnificent Paleolithic paintings."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish Altamira, from Galician.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Portuguese Altamira.

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