Teresina
a port in northeastern Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
- Formerly The·re·zi·na [Portuguese ti-ri-zee-nah] /Portuguese tɪ rɪˈzi nɑ/ .
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How to use Teresina in a sentence
My Cremona is uninjured, though it has passed through hard times—it sends a note of love to my Teresina.
Cord and Creese | James de MilleI felt that I must have blood at all costs to appease my passion—Teresina's or her lover's, or somebody's.
A Girl Among the Anarchists | Isabel MeredithI was to meet Teresina that evening as usual towards nine o'clock, and I thought the intervening hours would never go by.
A Girl Among the Anarchists | Isabel MeredithHis letters were very brief and not very coherent, and he forget to send messages to old Teresina or to Palma.
Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida | OuidaHe would have taken us with him to see all the Easter sights, and no thanks to Teresina either!
The Italian Twins | Lucy Fitch Perkins
British Dictionary definitions for Teresina
/ (Portuguese tereˈzina) /
an inland port in NE Brazil, capital of Piauí state, on the Parnaíba River: chief commercial centre of the Parnaíba valley. Pop: 895 000 (2005 est): Former name: Therezina
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