Angra do Heroismo

[ Portuguese ahng-gruhdoo-e-roo-eezh-moo ]

/ Portuguese ˈɑŋ grə dʊ ˌɛ rʊˈiʒ mʊ /

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noun

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

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Words nearby Angra do Heroismo

angostura bark, Angostura bitters, Angoulême, Angoumois, Angoumois grain moth, Angra do Heroismo, Angra Mainyu, Angrboda, angrily, angry, angry young man

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When they thought about Lewis, what struck the players most was that he never acted like a do-gooder.
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If someone wants to dismiss this as do-goodism, fine, but it has real world effects.
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She tried the direct, how-do-you-do handshake approach, but was blocked by a burly aide-de-camp.
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The ne'er-do-well blew, like seed before the wind, to distant places, but mankind at large stayed at home.
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With time this land had mounted to great values and the holders had been made well-to-do thereby.
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His parents were of the well-to-do farming class, occupied from one year's end to the other with the work of the fields.
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“But it certainly was a great to-do,” murmured Jessie, as she tried to see what the boys were doing.
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British Dictionary definitions for Angra do Heroismo

Angra do Heroísmo

/ (Portuguese ˈ~əːŋɡrə duː iruˈiʃmu) /

noun

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

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