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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 Tu·pi·an /tuˈpiən, ˈtu(ˌ)/

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Tu·pi·an a. Designating, or pertaining to, a linguistic stock of South American Indians comprising the most important Brazilian tribes.  Agriculture, pottery, and stone working were practiced by them at the time of the conquest.  The Tupi and the Guarani were originally the most powerful of the stock, which is hence also called Tupi-Guaranian.
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