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Oporto

American  
[oh-pawr-toh, oh-pohr-] / oʊˈpɔr toʊ, oʊˈpoʊr- /

noun

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


Oporto British  
/ əˈpɔːtəʊ /

noun

  1. Portuguese name: Porto.  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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Oporto has 15 coaches and managers on its books including former Leicester and Bristol City boss Nigel Pearson, Barnsley's Darrell Clarke, Rotherham's Steve Evans and ex-Lincoln and Blackburn chief Michael Appleton.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2024

After a goalless draw in Oporto, Gerard Houllier’s side won 2-0 at Anfield thanks to Michael Owen and Danny Murphy, and went on to win the cup.

From The Guardian • Apr. 17, 2019

Annual passholder Cindy Oporto of Santa Ana estimates she's been on Small World about 50 times.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2014

That was two years ago, and come back I did: not just for another 24-hour pause en route between Oporto and New York but again last September and then, yet again, in April.

From New York Times • May 25, 2012

N.E. of Oporto by the Trofa-Guimar�es branch of the Oporto-Corunna railway.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various

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