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  • Angra do Heroismo
    Angra do Heroismo
    noun
    a seaport on and the capital of the island of Terceira in the Azores: former capital of the Azores.
  • Angra do Heroísmo
    Angra do Heroísmo
    noun
    a port in the Azores, on Terceira Island. Pop: 35 581 (2001)

Angra do Heroismo

American  
[ahng-gruh doo e-roo-eezh-moo] / ˈɑŋ grə dʊ ˌɛ rʊˈiʒ mʊ /

noun

  1. a seaport on and the capital of the island of Terceira in the Azores: former capital of the Azores.


Angra do Heroísmo British  
/ ˈ~əːŋɡrə duː iruˈiʃmu /

noun

  1. a port in the Azores, on Terceira Island. Pop: 35 581 (2001)

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He was stationed in Portugal when Isaiah was born in Angra do Heroismo.

From Seattle Times Jul. 6, 2023

Angra do Heroismo, the chief seaport of Terceira, one of the Azores, with the only convenient harbour in the whole group.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various

Later still they degenerated into mere angle strips, as in the cathedral of Angra do Heroismo in the Azores and elsewhere.

From Portuguese Architecture by Watson, Walter Crum

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