Bahia

[ bah-ee-uh, buh- ]

/ bɑˈi ə, bə- /

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noun

a coastal state of eastern Brazil. 216,130 sq. mi. (559,700 sq. km). Capital: Salvador.

a former name of Salvador.

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Words nearby Bahia

Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Malaysia, Bahau, Bahaullah, Bahawalpur, Bahia, Bahía Blanca, Bahia de los Cochinos, Bahia grass, Bahr, Bahrain

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How to use Bahia in a sentence

Since then, a number of rising Brazilian soccer players such as Víctor Cantillo of Cornithians, Flávio Medeiros of Bahia and Gabriel Barbosa of Flamengo have worn number 24 shirts.
The Changing Face of Sport|Stephen Starr|September 30, 2021|Ozy
For the first half of the century, demand was met by a trade circuit connecting the ports of the Bight of Benin to Salvador in Bahia.
How African body markings were used to construct the idea of race in colonial Brazil|Aldair Rodrigues|January 22, 2021|Quartz
Bahia Bakari was aboard an Airbus A310 with 152 others when it slammed into the water making an approach in poor weather.
How to Survive a Plane Crash: Luck|Clive Irving|May 12, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Last June, a 14-year-old girl, Bahia Bakari, was the sole survivor of a crash in the Indian Ocean, off the Comoros Islands.
How to Survive a Plane Crash: Luck|Clive Irving|May 12, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Meantime Bahia, actuated by the same spirit as Rio, had anticipated the revolution at that place.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil|Maria Graham
It was faced with stone, on the recovery of Bahia from the Dutch, about the beginning of the last century.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil|Maria Graham
Cachoeira, about fifty miles from Bahia, is a good town, where there is one English merchant resident.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil|Maria Graham
Yet, I am happy to say, the Bahia press has lately actually printed a pamphlet against the slave trade.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil|Maria Graham
The daring of this attempt has filled the Portuguese with astonishment and dismay, and they are now most willing to abandon Bahia.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil|Maria Graham

British Dictionary definitions for Bahia

Bahia

/ (bəˈhiːə, Portuguese bəˈiːə) /

noun

a state of E Brazil, on the Atlantic coast. Capital: Salvador. Pop: 13 323 212 (2002). Area: about 562 000 sq km (217 000 sq miles)

the former name of San Salvador

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