Portuguese India

noun

1. a former Portuguese overseas territory on the W coast of India, consisting of the districts of Gôa, Daman, and Diu: annexed by India December 1961. : Gôa.

Portuguese India

noun

1. a former Portuguese overseas province on the W coast of India, consisting of Goa, Daman, and Diu: established between 1505 and 1510; annexed by India in 1961

Example Sentences

It became the chief port of the eastern part of Portuguese India, and second only to Goa.

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We had stopped at Morumgoa, Portuguese-India, where most of the black passengers left the ship.

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He had resolved that Goa should be the capital of Portuguese India, and he never rested until he had attained his end.

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