Meaning Of The Word Putumayo

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Putumayo in American English
river in NW South America, flowing from SW Colombia along the Colombian-Peruvian border into the Amazon in NW Brazil: c. 1,000 mi (1,609 km)

Putumayo in British English
noun: a river in NW South America, rising in S Colombia and flowing southeast as most of the border between Colombia and Peru, entering the Amazon in Brazil: scene of the Putumayo rubber scandal (1910–11) during the rubber boom, in which many indigenous people

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