Valdivia

[ bahl-dee-vyah ]

noun
  1. a seaport in S Chile.

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How to use Valdivia in a sentence

  • After the death of Valdivia on the field of battle, Francisco Villagran was elected as chief of the new colony.

    South America | W. H. Koebel
  • The Araucanians readily fell in with the idea, and in 1645 Valdivia was rebuilt, and was again populated.

    South America | W. H. Koebel
  • He landed at a point a little to the south of Valdivia, and boldly made his appearance quite alone among the astonished warriors.

    South America | W. H. Koebel
  • First of all they erected a fort at Valdivia without encountering any opposition on the part of the natives.

    South America | W. H. Koebel
  • Pedro de Valdivia, the conqueror of Chile, subdued that vast area of the deadly Araucanians with an "army" of two hundred men.

    The Spanish Pioneers | Charles F. Lummis

British Dictionary definitions for Valdivia (1 of 2)

Valdivia1

/ (Spanish balˈdiβja) /


noun
  1. a port in S Chile, on the Valdivia River about 19 km (12 miles) from the Pacific: developed chiefly by German settlers in the 1850s; university (1954). Pop: 136 000 (2005 est)

British Dictionary definitions for Valdivia (2 of 2)

Valdivia2

/ (Spanish balˈdiβja) /


noun
  1. Pedro de (ˈpeðro de). ?1500–54, Spanish soldier; conqueror of Chile

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