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Dias

American

[dee-uhs, dee-uhsh] / ˈdi əs, ˈdi əʃ /

Or Diaz

noun

Bartholomeu c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.

Dias British

/ ˈdiːəs, ˈdiəʃ /

noun

Bartholomeu (ˌbərtuluˈmeu). ?1450–1500, Portuguese navigator who discovered the sea route from Europe to the East via the Cape of Good Hope (1488)

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She told Dias that they just didn’t have the money to stand up to Henry J Kaiser.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Historian Ric Dias tells that story in his book “Kaiser Steel of Fontana.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

“Right now it’s very slow, pero, it’s OK,” said Javier Dias, owner of Javi’s Gift Shop, switching between English and Spanish.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Judge Mr Justice Dias adjourned sentencing to a date to be fixed.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

“This flag has a picture of the Virgin of Guadalupe. The girls sing ‘Buenos Dias, Paloma Blanca,’ her favorite song, and then they have toast and honey for breakfast.”

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

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