Paria

[ puh-ree-uh; Spanish pah-ree-ah ]

/ pəˈri ə; Spanish pɑˈri ɑ /

noun

Gulf of, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between the island of Trinidad and the NE coast of Venezuela.

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Words nearby Paria

pargeting, parging, parhelic circle, parhelion, pari-, Paria, pariah, pariah dog, Parian, Parian ware, parica

Example sentences from the Web for Paria

However this may have been, he arrived at last in the Gulf of Paria and proceeded to the island of Margarita.
The West Indies and the Spanish Main [1899]|James Rodway
It was the purpose, by giving this date, to throw open the Paria region.
Christopher Columbus and How He Received and Imparted the Spirit of Discovery|Justin Winsor
In December 1498 the news arrived of the discovery of Paria.
The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci|Amerigo Vespucci
It also appears from both that they went to and saw Paria, and the coast newly discovered by the Admiral.
The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci|Amerigo Vespucci

This afterwards made gaps in the river data below the Paria as far as Catastrophe Rapid.
The Romance of the Colorado River|Frederick S. Dellenbaugh

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