The Clue
State of Brazil (4 letter answer)
The Answer
PARA
Tags
Notes
The answer PARA is seen frequently, appearing about once every 150 puzzles.
Related Clues
Belem
Belgrade coin
Brazilian river
Chute opener?
Chute opening?
Kind of phrase?
Kind of trooper
Normal opening
Normal start
Phrase starter
Prefix with gliding
Prefix with graph
Prefix with legal
Prefix for trooper
Rubber variety
S.A. rubber
Yugoslav coin
Belém's other name
Firm assistant, briefly
Legal aide, briefly
Prefix for graph or medic
Prefix with legal or chute
Law office worker, for short
Definition
PARA as a noun:
1. (parity, para) = (obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered; "the parity of the mother must be considered"; "a bipara is a woman who has given birth to two children"
2. 100 para equal 1 dinar in Yugoslavia
3. (paratrooper, para) = a soldier in the paratroops
4. (Para, Para River) = an estuary in northern Brazil into which the Tocantins River flows
5. (Belem, Para, Feliz Lusitania, Santa Maria de Belem, St. Mary of Bethlehem) = port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port and commercial center for the Amazon River basin