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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
bra•zil  (brə zil),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologybrazilwood.
  • Gmc; see braise
  • Spanish brasil, derivative of brasa live coal (the wood being red in color)
  • Italian
  • Medieval Latin
  • Middle English brasile 1350–1400

Bra•zil  (brə zil),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa republic in South America. 164,511,366; 3,286,170 sq. mi. (8,511,180 sq. km). Cap.: Brasília. Portuguese and Spanish, Brasil. Official name, Federative Republic of Brazil. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
brazil, brasil /brəˈzɪl/ n
  1. Also called: brazil wood the red wood obtained from various tropical leguminous trees of the genus Caesalpinia, such as C. echinata of America: used for cabinetwork
  2. the red or purple dye extracted from any of these woods
  3. short for brazil nut
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old Spanish brasil, from brasa glowing coals, of Germanic origin; referring to the redness of the wood; see braise
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Brazil /brəˈzɪl/ n
  1. a republic in South America, comprising about half the area and half the population of South America: colonized by the Portuguese from 1500 onwards; became independent in 1822 and a republic in 1889; consists chiefly of the tropical Amazon basin in the north, semiarid scrub in the northeast, and a vast central tableland; an important producer of coffee and minerals, esp iron ore. Official language: Portuguese. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: real. Capital: Brasília. Pop: 209 288 278 (2017 est). Area: 8 511 957 sq km (3 286 470 sq miles)
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