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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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The family fishing business in Diu in India, which Mr Ramesh ran with his brother before the crash, has since collasped, his advisers said.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

A visibly upset Ramesh was one of the pall bearers who carried his brother's coffin to the crematorium in the town of Diu, his arm and face still covered in white bandages.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2025

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

At last, in 1535, under the pressure of an invasion by Hum�y�n, Bah�dur Sh�h allowed the Portuguese to erect a fortress in Diu and to garrison it with their own troops.

From Rulers of India: Albuquerque by Stephens, Henry Morse

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