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Nictheroy

American  
[nik-tuh-roi, nee-] / ˌnɪk təˈrɔɪ, ˌni- /

noun

  1. Niterói.


Nictheroy British  
/ niteˈrɔi /

noun

  1. another name for Niterói

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Nictheroy has forty thousand inhabitants and is the capital of the State of Rio de Janeiro.

From Brazilian Sketches by T. B. (T. Bronson) Ray

On the following day he was sent to the State prison at Nictheroy, where he was confined for ten days.

From Brazilian Sketches by T. B. (T. Bronson) Ray

May 5. lost some time waiting for the Nictheroy But she came along at dark. the Marietta will look out for her and we will pull out for Key West I think.

From The Voyage of the Oregon from San Francisco to Santiago in 1898 by R. Cross

We could now, for the first time, thoroughly appreciate the beauties of the noble bay of Nictheroy, though the distant Organ mountains were still hidden from our view.

From A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months by Annie Brassey

It is quite a relief to get on to one of the ferry-boats and cross over to Nictheroy occasionally, for a breath of pure air.

From Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America by Maturin Murray Ballou

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