Tocantins Syllabification: (To·can·tins)Pronunciation: /ˌtōkənˈtēns/Definition of Tocantins a river in South America that rises in central Brazil and flows 1,640 miles (2,640 km) north, joining the Pará River to enter the Atlantic Ocean through a large estuary at Belém. Tocantins in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Tocantins in the British & World English dictionary