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Araucanía

/aɾaukaˈnia/

proper noun/aɾaukaˈnia/

Araucania, the homeland of the Mapuche people in part of Patagonia (southern Chile and Argentina); a region of Chile

From araucano + -ía, from Arauco, ultimately from Mapudungun rag ko (“clayey water”), a place name.

Araucanía — Spanish Dictionary | Passage