Diu

American

[dee-oo] / ˈdi u /

noun

part of the union territory of Daman and Diu (Goa, Daman, and Diu in 1961–87) in W India: a former Portuguese colony, comprising a small island and seaport at the extremity of Kathiawar peninsula.

Diu British

/ ˈdiːuː /

noun

a small island off the NW coast of India: together with a mainland area, it formed a district of Portuguese India (1535–1961); formerly part of the Indian Union Territory of Goa, Daman, and Diu (1962–87)

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In 1509, the Portuguese decisively defeated a combined Egyptian-Gujarati-Calicut fleet in the port of Diu, one of the main ports of the Sultanate of Gujarat.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

The Portuguese did not take control of Diu, but they received the right to establish a trading post there and a substantial payment in gold from the city’s Muslim merchants.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

One of the biggest events in Northern Ireland will be in Enniskillen, where more than 100 pipers and musicians will play Diu Regnare, which has been specially composed to mark the Platinum Jubilee.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2022

The focal point in Scotland will be Edinburgh Castle where a young Army Cadet piper will play Diu Regnare, a unique tune specially written for the occasion.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2022

At this place all sorts of merchandise are dealt in, as at Diu.

From A Description of the Coasts of East Africa and Malabar in the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century by Duarte Barbosa

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