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• Diaz
  Diaz

  noun

  Bartholomeu Dias, Bartholomeu.
• Díaz
  Díaz

  noun

  (JosédelaCruz) Porfirio 1830–1915, president of Mexico 1877–80, 1884–1911.
• diaz-
  diaz-

  variant of diazo- before a vowel.

Diaz

¹ American  

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

noun

1. Bartholomeu Dias, Bartholomeu.

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Díaz ² American  

[dee-ahs] / ˈdi ɑs /

noun

1. (JosédelaCruz) Porfirio 1830–1915, president of Mexico 1877–80, 1884–1911.

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diaz- ³ American  

1. variant of diazo- before a vowel.

   diazine.

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Diaz British  

noun

1. a variant spelling of Dias

2. Cameron. born 1972, US film actress; films include The Mask (1994), There's Something About Mary (1998), and Gangs of New York (2003)

3. ( José de la Cruz ) Porfirio (pɔrˈfirjo). 1830– 1915, Mexican general and statesman; president of Mexico (1877–80; 1884–1911)

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Example Sentences

For Díaz, heritage is not a fixed sound to preserve; it is one ingredient in a larger mythology.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Díaz remembers Milkman as someone who was real, calling him, asking what he was working on, and pushing him creatively.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

For Díaz, that freedom is part of the mission.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Rather than building an album designed to explain himself to a wider audience, Díaz uses “Omakase” to pull listeners deeper into his own taste.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

He reminded of my friend Don Gabriel, the bracero who stood up to Díaz, the labor contractor, who tried to force Don Gabriel to pull a plow like an ox.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez