Fordlandia

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • former plantation Para (state) Brazil (country). A failed colony to farm rubber established by the Ford Motor Company
  • district city, Aveiro ParĂ¡ (state) Brazil (country)

Origin

  • From Ford + land,
  • from being founded by the Ford Motor Company.

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