Bahia

[ bah-ee-uh, buh- ]

noun
  1. a coastal state of eastern Brazil. 216,130 sq. mi. (559,700 sq. km). Capital: Salvador.

  2. a former name of Salvador.

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How to use Bahia in a sentence

  • It was faced with stone, on the recovery of Bahia from the Dutch, about the beginning of the last century.

  • Cachoeira, about fifty miles from Bahia, is a good town, where there is one English merchant resident.

  • Yet, I am happy to say, the Bahia press has lately actually printed a pamphlet against the slave trade.

  • The daring of this attempt has filled the Portuguese with astonishment and dismay, and they are now most willing to abandon Bahia.

British Dictionary definitions for Bahia

Bahia

/ (bəˈhiːə, Portuguese bəˈiːə) /


noun
  1. a state of E Brazil, on the Atlantic coast. Capital: Salvador. Pop: 13 323 212 (2002). Area: about 562 000 sq km (217 000 sq miles)

  2. the former name of San Salvador

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