Minho

American

[mee-nyoo] / ˈmi nyʊ /

noun

a river in southwestern Europe, flowing south southwest from northwestern Spain along the northern boundary of Portugal into the Atlantic. 171 miles (275 km) long.

Minho British

/ ˈmiɲu /

noun

the Portuguese name for the Miño

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A related study led by Dr Pedro Soares of the University of Minho, which tested the reliability of the molecular clock methods used in the analysis, was published in Scientific Reports.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

Tom Banks/McKlein Photography: Viera do Minho, a stage of Rally Portugal, features undulating roads and landscape scattered with large, round granite boulders.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025

“Me and Wayne go way back to where we were friends in Los Angeles as actors,” says Minho.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 7, 2023

In a cast that includes Oscar winner Yuh-Jung Youn and Korean heartthrob Lee Minho, she’s the lead, and she is ready for her close-up.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2022

Minho had pulled himself up and was standing once again, but he looked terrible, even in the pale light still available—sweaty, dirty, scratched-up.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner

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