noun ceara a state of NE Brazil: sandy coastal plain, rising to a high plateau. Capital: Fortaleza. Pop: 7 654 535 (2002). Area: 150 630 sq km (58 746 sq miles) 3
noun ceara state on the NE coast of Brazil: 56,505 sq mi (146,347 sq km); pop. 6,367,000; cap. Fortaleza 3
