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Tocantins
[ taw-kahn-teens ]
noun
- a river in E Brazil, flowing N to the Pará River. 1,700 miles (2,735 km) long.
Tocantins
/ ٴǰã̃ˈɪ̃ /
noun
- a state of N Brazil, created from the northern part of Goiás state in 1988. Capital: Palmas. Pop: 1 207 014 (2002). Area: 278 421 sq km (107 499 sq miles)
- a river in E Brazil, rising in S central Goiás state and flowing generally north to the Pará River. Length: about 2700 km (1700 miles)
Example Sentences
Four people are known to have died, and more than 10 are missing after the central span of the bridge linking Tocantins and Maranhão states gave way on Sunday afternoon.
Even if he had traveled with his own identification, he was only a fugitive in the state of Tocantins, Alamy said.
“We’re predicting an increase in the volume of the Araguaia River, which will fill the Tocantins River even more,” he said.
The club’s president also died in the crash after the plane suddenly plunged to the ground at the end of the runway while on takeoff in the northern state of Tocantins, the team reported.
Four players and the president of Brazilian soccer club Palmas died in a plane crash on Sunday in the northern state of Tocantins, the team said.
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