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• Valparaiso
  Valparaiso

  noun

  a seaport in central Chile.
• Valparaíso
  Valparaíso

  noun

  a port in central Chile, on a wide bay of the Pacific: the third largest city and chief port of Chile; two universities. Pop: 275 000 (2005 est)

Valparaiso

American  

[val-puh-rahy-zoh, -soh] / ˌvæl pəˈraɪ zoʊ, -soʊ /

noun

1. Spanish Valparaíso.  a seaport in central Chile.

2. a city in NW Indiana.

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Valparaíso British  

/ balparaˈiso /

noun

1. a port in central Chile, on a wide bay of the Pacific: the third largest city and chief port of Chile; two universities. Pop: 275 000 (2005 est)

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Valparaiso Valparaíso

The 14,800-kilometer Humboldt cable, currently being built between Valparaiso and Sydney, will be the first between South America and the Asia-Pacific.

From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026

Thomas Albert Howard is a professor of humanities and holds the Duesenberg Chair in Ethics at Valparaiso University.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025

Having made the three-pointer that gave Valparaiso an upset of fourth-seeded Mississippi in 1998, Grand Canyon coach Bryce Drew is looking to guide his team to a victory over fourth-seeded Maryland.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2025

The court in Valparaiso ruled the two men, who were arrested Friday, could be held for 180 days while they are investigated.

From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2024

Then, in 1852, he meets a stranger in Hanover who has big plans to set up a stagecoach line in South America between Valparaiso and Santiago, Chile.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

"We need more data on the long-term effects and other outcomes related to cardiovascular health, particularly in lower-risk individuals," says Eva Madrid, co-lead researcher from the Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 16, 2025

To avoid the escalation of an already delicate situation, the government has banned the handling of fire and machines that produce heat in Valparaíso, and the nearby Marga Marga region.

From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2024

The destruction in Valparaíso comes as dozens of fires are burning across central and southern Chile, amid what officials have said are higher-than-normal temperatures for this time of year.

From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2024

Raging wildfires in Chile have killed at least 51 people the Valparaíso region, as the country faces its worst disaster since the 2010 earthquake.

From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2024

Three shelters have been set up in the Valparaíso region, and 19 helicopters and more than 450 firefighters had been brought into the area to control the blazes, Tohá said.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2024