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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 research was carried out during the doctoral work of Natara Dias Gomes da Silva at FOB-USP.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

Historian Ric Dias tells that story in his book “Kaiser Steel of Fontana.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Across the street, Dias, the owner of Javi’s Gift Shop, greeted a reporter warmly and agreed to a photo, something he had been too tense to do in January.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

It then emerged that Vorcaro's brother-in-law, who is also under investigation, had purchased part of a resort in 2021 from Dias Toffoli's brothers, through a management company also under suspicion in the Master case.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 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