Bahia

American  

[bah-ee-uh, buh-] / bɑˈi ə, bə- /

noun

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

2. a former name of Salvador.

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Bahia British  

/ bəˈhiːə, bəˈiːə /

noun

1. 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)

2. the former name of San Salvador

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Example Sentences

Models Bella Hadid and Loli Bahia have also sported them with boyish style, adopting a long-standing tradition of wearing the necktie as a subversive projection of women's equal rights.

From Barron's

"What I really liked about him was that when he arrived, he was always asking the older players what they thought he could improve. That's what I found different about him, special even," says Cauly, a former Ludogorets midfielder who now plays for Bahia in Brazil.

From BBC

Meanwhile, the other dwelling, named Casa Bahia, is more contemporary, having been built in 2015 as a “modernist structure” that is uniquely juxtaposed with its tropical surroundings.

From MarketWatch

Casa Bahia last traded hands in April 2021, when it was purchased by the Barnetts for $45.9 million, a relatively cheap price when compared to the $71.9 million Page paid.

From MarketWatch

Learning that they were both originally from Brazil’s northeast — Moura from the state of Bahia and Mendonça Filho from Pernambuco — served as an immediate point of connection.

From Los Angeles Times