Minas Gerais: Meaning and Definition of

Mi•nas Ge•rais

Pronunciation: (mē'nus zhi-rīs'), [key]
  1. a state in E Brazil. 13,643,886; 224,701 sq. mi. (581,975 sq. km). Cap.: Belo Horizonte.
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