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Definition of: Tupi
(t
·pē′) noun plural Tu·pis or Tu·pi
1. A member of any of a group of South American Indian tribes, comprising the northern branch of the Tupian stock, and occupying the Amazon, Tapajós, and Xingú valleys.
2. The language spoken by the Tupis, used as a lingua franca along the Amazon: also called Neengatu. [<Tupian, a comrade]
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