Tocantins
geographical name
To·can·tins
| \ ˌtō-kən-ˈtēnz
, ˌtü-kən-ˈtēⁿs\
, ˌtü-kən-ˈtēⁿs\
Definition of Tocantins
1
river about 1700 miles (2736 kilometers) long in east central and northeastern Brazil rising in south central Goiás and flowing north into the Pará River
2
state of northeast central Brazil; capital Palmas area 116,573 square miles (301,294 square kilometers), population 1,383,445