Município de Chupinguaia
English translation: Municipality of Chupinguaia
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| 4 +2 | Township / Municipality |
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| 5 | Municipality or Town of Chupinguaia |
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| 5 | Municipality of Chupinguaia |
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7 mins confidence: 
| Município de Chupinguaia Municipality or Town of Chupinguaia Explanation: n-a |
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Municipality of Chupinguaia Explanation: ... the Tubarão-Latundê Indigenous Land, municipality of Chupinguaia, Rondônia. ... no data that confirm the existence of Kwazá who live outside of Brazil. ... www.socioambiental.org/pib/epienglish/kwaza/lingua.shtm |
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peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2| Município de Chupinguaia Township / Municipality Explanation: There is no perfect correspondence to this word, since "município" is a territorial-political division of a "state", which is a territorial-political division of the Federation (or country). In Brazil, the Constitution treats the Municipio as part of the Federation, as well as the State: the Country is formed by States, which are formed by Municipios. There is no equivalence in the US, as the County has another origin, and refers more to the Judicial division, rather than to the political. One "Município" may contain more than one town, and is subdivided into Districts. We often see new "Municípios" being created, when one of its Districts obtain autonomy, generally after a period of rapid development and following a plebiscite on the issue. Look at what the Webster's dictionary says on these options: municipality (myo nise pale te) pl. -ties n. 1 a city, town, etc. having its own incorporated government for local affairs 2 its governing officials Etymology [Fr municipalite < municipal < L municipalis, municipal] township (tonsip) n. 1 orig., in England, a parish or division of a parish, as a unit of territory and administration 2 in parts of the U.S. and Canada, a division of a county, constituting a unit of local government with administrative control of local schools, roads, etc. 3 in New England, town (sense 4b) 4 a unit of territory in the U.S. land survey, generally six miles square, containing 36 mile-square sections, and sometimes, but not necessarily, coextensive with a governmental township Etymology [ME tunscipe < OE, people living in a tun: see town & -ship] (C)1995 Zane Publishing, Inc. (C)1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 28 mins (2005-04-17 14:30:12 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- You may say Chupinguaia Municipality and your readers will understand, but bear in mind that this is not a perfect translation, as there is none. |
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