Oporto

[ oh-pawr-toh, oh-pohr- ]

/ oʊˈpɔr toʊ, oʊˈpoʊr- /

noun

a port in NW Portugal, near the mouth of the Douro River.

Portuguese Pôrto.

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Examples from the Web for oporto

Since this was written new and wider thoroughfares have been made in Oporto.
Old Continental Towns|Walter M. Gallichan
The big green frog and the swallows hanging on the left are a present from Mr. Oswald Crawfurd, the famous consul at Oporto.
Notable Women Authors of the Day|Helen C. Black
In addition to wine, &c., from Oporto, large numbers of emigrants to South America are taken on board here.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 4|Various
These roads afforded the shortest and easiest line to Oporto.
With Moore at Corunna|G. A. Henty

They listened with breathless interest to his narrative of the attack and capture of Oporto.
With Moore at Corunna|G. A. Henty

British Dictionary definitions for oporto

Oporto

/ (əˈpɔːtəʊ) /

noun

a port in NW Portugal, near the mouth of the Douro River: the second largest city in Portugal, famous for port wine (begun in 1678). Pop: 263 131 (2001)Portuguese name: Porto

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