Definitions for rio negroˈri ʊ ˈnɛ grʊ
ADVERTISEMENT
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Ri•o Ne•groˈri ʊ ˈnɛ grʊ(n.)
Category: Geography (places)
Ref: Portuguese name of Negro River. 1 2
Rí•o Ne•groˈri ɔ ˈnɛ grɔ(n.)
Category: Geography (places)
Ref: Spanish name of Negro River. 1 2
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Rio Negro
1, One of the larger tributaries of the Amazon, rises as the Guainia in SE. Columbia; crosses Venezuela and Brazil in a more or less SE. direction, and joins the Amazon (the Marañon here) near Manaos after a course of 1350 m.; some of its tributaries connect the Orinoco with the Amazon. 2, Has its source in a small lake in the Chilian Andes, flows NE. and E. to the Atlantic, is some 500 m. long, and easily navigated.
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
"rio negro." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2013. Web. 19 Jun 2013. <http://www.definitions.net/definition/rio negro>.