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Dias

American  
[dee-uhs, dee-uhsh] / ˈdi əs, ˈdi əʃ /
Or Diaz

noun

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


Dias British  
/ ˈdiːəs, ˈdiəʃ /

noun

  1. 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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Pape Matar Sarr, Spurs' third midfielder, stepped into attack alongside Richarlison, attracting attention from Ruben Dias who had been dragged out of position.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

The research was carried out during the doctoral work of Natara Dias Gomes da Silva at FOB-USP.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

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

“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

Beyond the Cape, the furthest point that Dias reached he named the Rio do Infante, the River of the Crown Prince, after Prince Henry, now called the Navigator.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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