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Iguaçú

Iguaçú
or Iguazú geographical name river S Brazil in Paraná state flowing W into Alto Paraná River; contains Iguaçú Falls or Iguazú Falls (waterfall over 2 miles or 3.2 kilometers wide composed of numerous cataracts averaging 200 feet or 61 meters in height)

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

  
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