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Minho

American  
[mee-nyoo] / ˈmi nyʊ /

noun

  1. 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

  1. the Portuguese name for the Miño

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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

“Appearing on a national channel was very important for the development of the group. It was a validation of what they do,” said Louyse Gerardo de Medeiros, who is a doctoral student at Portugal’s Minho University in cultural studies and wrote her master’s thesis on the group.

From Seattle Times

Beijing, by trying to maintain a delicate balance, wants to position itself as a mediator and exert its influence in the region, said Maria Papageorgiou, a lecturer in politics and international relations at University of Exeter, and Mohammad Eslami, a researcher at University Minho, in joint email.

From Seattle Times

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

From Seattle Times

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