Copacabana

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Copacabana

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Borrowed from Portuguese Copacabana and Spanish Copacabana, the latter borrowed in turn from Aymara Kotakawana (“God of Fertility”).

proper noun

A neighborhood of Zona Sul district, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil
The main beach in Rio de Janeiro, located in the eponymous district.
A locality in the Central Coast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
A town on Lake Titicaca, La Paz department, Bolivia.

Similar: Copa

noun Copacabanas

figuratively A beached area known for partying. just as it was when the city was run by the great Victorian, Joseph Chamberlain, whose square will be turned into the Copacabana of the West Midlands.

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"Copacabana." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/copacabana. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Copacabana. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/copacabana

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@misc{copacabana_2026,
  title = {Copacabana},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/copacabana},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}