Definition of Brasilia

1. Noun. The capital of Brazil; a city built on the central plateau and inaugurated in 1960.

Exact synonyms: Brazilian Capital, Capital Of Brazil
Generic synonyms: National Capital
Group relationships: Brasil, Brazil, Federative Republic Of Brazil

Definition of Brasilia

1. Proper noun. The capital of Brazil, located in its Distrito Federal. ¹

2. Proper noun. Alternative spelling of Brasilia (the capital of Brazil) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Brasilia

Branham's sign
Branhamella
Branhamella catarrhalis
Brannock Device
Brannock Devices
Branson
Branta
Branta bernicla
Branta canadensis
Branta leucopsis
Braque
Brasdor's method
Brasenia
Brasenia schreberi
Brasil
Brasilia (current term)

Literary usage of Brasilia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Brazil by Anton Jakob, Fernanda Cordoeiro, Claus Jäke (2000)
"Mato Grosso do Sul and Goias. and within Goias. the Distrito Federal. the federal district which includes Brasilia. With an area of 1.6 million square ..."

2. Acta Soc. Pro Fauna Et Flora Fennica by Societas pro Fauna et Flora Fennica (1894)
"Terricola prope Faxina in Brasilia meridionali: ... Ad villam Santarem secus fluvii Tapajos ostia in Brasilia (Spruce, Lieh. Amaz. & And. n. 26: mus. ..."

3. The London Journal of Botany by Sir William Jackson Hooker (1844)
"... Europa et in Brasilia," is appended; and it surprizes an European to see how many Brazilian plants are employed as substitutes for vegetable substances ..."

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