1. : a usually translucent somewhat elastic tissue that composes most of the skeleton of vertebrate embryos and except for a small number of structures (as some joints, respiratory passages, and the external ear) is replaced by bone during ossification in the higher vertebrates.
The name Brazil is of Celtic origin. The meaning of Brazil is brave, strong in conflict. It is also of Irish origin, where its meaning is brave, strong in conflict . Brazil is used as both a boys and girls name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced Bra-zil.
Location of Brasilia on a map. Brasilia is the capital city of Brazil. It has a population of 2,207,718, and is located on a latitue of -15.78 and longitude of -47.93. Brasilia is also the political center of Brazil, which is considered a Republic, and home to its Executive head of state.