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Araucanian definition
Arau·ca·nian (ar′ô kā′nē ən, ə rô′-)
noun
- a member of a group of South American Indian peoples of Chile and the Argentine pampas
- the language of these peoples
Etymology: < Sp Araucano, after Arauco, region (now a province) in Chile < Araucanian rau, clay + ko, water
adjective
of these peoples or their language or culture
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