Dias

American

[dee-uhs, dee-uhsh] / ˈdi əs, ˈdi əʃ /

Or Diaz

noun

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

Dias British

/ ˈdiːəs, ˈdiəʃ /

noun

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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Jorgen Strand Larsen: Worked hard but lost the physical battle with Dias.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

The leadership group currently consists of frontrunner Ruben Dias, Erling Haaland and Rodri, who has been the subject of a failed bid from Barcelona.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Cape Verde goalkeeper Josimar José Évora Dias — more commonly known as Vozinha — became one of the breakout stars of the summer.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026

Dias said that backers of noncitizen voting need to build a broad coalition — grassroots organizations, election officials, lawyers for the city — before taking the proposal to voters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026

At last, in 1488 Bartolomeu Dias reached the southernmost tip of the continent, which he named the Cape of Good Hope.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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