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Dias

American  
[dee-uhs, dee-uhsh] / ˈdi əs, ˈdi əʃ /
Or Diaz

noun

  1. Bartholomeu c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.


Dias British  
/ ˈdiːəs, ˈdiəʃ /

noun

  1. Bartholomeu (ˌbərtuluˈmeu). ?1450–1500, Portuguese navigator who discovered the sea route from Europe to the East via the Cape of Good Hope (1488)

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The "hit show" Celebrity Traitors has brought a smile back to contestant Maya James after her "split from footballer Ruben Dias", the Daily Star says in its front page splash.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Or, in other words, “making sure that we interconnect, so we have access to the data that then will be the precursor for future AI innovations,” Dias said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Andrea Schulze Dias, vice president and group chief information officer of Toshiba America, is a nearly two-decade Toshiba veteran who oversees a variety of businesses—from industrial operations to hardware and energy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Manchester City have brought in summer signings who are "desperate to win" and the whole squad is "buying into the idea" of new manager Enzo Maresca, says new captain Ruben Dias.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

“This flag has a picture of the Virgin of Guadalupe. The girls sing ‘Buenos Dias, Paloma Blanca,’ her favorite song, and then they have toast and honey for breakfast.”

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

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