Oporto

American

[oh-pawr-toh, oh-pohr-] / oʊˈpɔr toʊ, oʊˈpoʊr- /

noun

a port in northwestern Portugal, near the mouth of the Douro River.

Oporto British

/ əˈpɔːtəʊ /

noun

Portuguese name: Porto. a port in NW Portugal, near the mouth of the Douro River: the second largest city in Portugal, famous for port wine (begun in 1678). Pop: 263 131 (2001)

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"There is that perception, maybe from the outside and unfounded in many cases, that anyone can be an agent," says Dean Eldredge, who runs Oporto Sports.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2024

His death was announced by the City Council of Oporto.

From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2015

Annual passholder Cindy Oporto of Santa Ana estimates she's been on Small World about 50 times.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2014

The pair still have to face each other in Oporto on 12 May.

From The Guardian • Apr. 8, 2013

Port, pōrt, n. a dark-red wine from Oporto, Portugal.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

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