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Púri

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Púri

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Portuguese definitions

  1. 1
    • Construction, underground prison
    • Cavern; dungeon; grotto.
    Examples
    • 💬ku mbonge ia púri
  2. 2
    adjective
    Underground; beneath the earth. (Said of the fortress of S. Pedro da Barra, and of «Cova da Onça» of the fortress of S. Miguel, in Luanda).
  3. 3
    chorography
    Village and seat of the post of this name, municipality of Pombo, district of Congo, province of Luanda, 11,341 inhabitants.
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