Portuguese India

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a former Portuguese overseas territory on the W coast of India, consisting of the districts of Gôa, Daman, and Diu: annexed by India December 1961. Capital: Gôa.

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Portugal, Portuguese, Portuguese East Africa, Portuguese Guinea, Portuguese Guinean, Portuguese India, Portuguese man-of-war, Portuguese Timor, Portuguese water dog, Portuguese West Africa, portulaca

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How to use Portuguese India in a sentence

But a 2011 study of genetic evidence from 30 ethnic groups in India disproved this theory.
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Are the Brogpas of Kashmir in India really the last bastion of purebred Aryans?
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She has had clients from all over the world, including Ireland and India, who are drawn to her via word of mouth and her website.
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When he is awarded Player of the Match while competing for India in England, he is given champagne at the ceremony.
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Archrival India has money to throw around, and Iran and Russia are also exerting influence in the region.
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“Perhaps you do not speak my language,” she said in Urdu, the tongue most frequently heard in Upper India.
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Greenlaw (Charles P.), his efforts in obtaining steam for India, 560.
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Henry Hudson sailed from Gravesend on his first voyage for the discovery of a northwest passage to India.
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In the next year his mother returned to India with both her children, and the boy's next two years were spent at and near Bombay.
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They threw down their weapons with sullen obedience and the first great step towards the re-conquest of India was taken.
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British Dictionary definitions for Portuguese India

Portuguese India

noun

a former Portuguese overseas province on the W coast of India, consisting of Goa, Daman, and Diu: established between 1505 and 1510; annexed by India in 1961

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