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Mato Grosso
Mato Grosso State in w central Brazil, bordered s by Mato Grosso do Sul, and w and sw by Bolivia; the capital is Cuiabà. First settled in the early 18th century by miners seeking gold and diamonds, it became a state in 1889. Much of the area lies on the central plateau of Brazil, but there is rainforest in the n and marshland in the sw. The w has good grazing land and cattle rearing is the chief occupation. Rice, maize, and sugar-cane are grown. There are extensive mineral deposits but most of them remain unexploited. Area: 881,000sq km (340,156sq mi). Pop. (2000) 2,498,150.
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"Mato Grosso." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Mato Grosso." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-MatoGrosso.html "Mato Grosso." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-MatoGrosso.html |
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Mato Grosso
Mato Grosso, Brazil A state meaning ‘Great Forest’ from the Portuguese mato ‘forest’ or ‘brushwood’ and grosso ‘dense’ or, here, ‘great’. Another state is called Mato Grosso do Sul ‘Great Forest of the South’.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Mato Grosso." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Mato Grosso." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-MatoGrosso.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Mato Grosso." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-MatoGrosso.html |
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Mato Grosso
Mato Grosso [Port.,=thick forest], state (1996 pop. 2,227,983), 348,038 sq mi (901,420 sq km), central and W Brazil. The capital is Cuiabá . |
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"Mato Grosso." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Mato Grosso." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-MatoGros.html "Mato Grosso." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-MatoGros.html |
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Mato Grosso
Mato Grosso •basso, El Paso, Picasso, Sargasso, Tasso
•fatso, paparazzo, terrazzo
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•scherzo
•peso, say-so
•calypso, dipso
•schizo • Mato Grosso • torso • also
•amoroso, capriccioso, oloroso, so-so
•Caruso, Robinson Crusoe, Rousseau, trousseau
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•Curaçao, curassow
•Thurso, verso
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"Mato Grosso." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Mato Grosso." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-MatoGrosso.html "Mato Grosso." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-MatoGrosso.html |
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