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Guaraní definition

Gua·raní (gwä′rä nē′)

noun

  1. pl. -·nís′ or Guaraní -·ní′ a member of a South American Indian people formerly living in an area between the Paraguay River and the Atlantic
  2. the language of this people, related to Tupí
  3. pl. -·nís′ the basic monetary unit of Paraguay

Etymology: Guaraní guariñi, lit., warrior

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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