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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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Example Sentences

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 chief prosecutor in the case, Osvaldo Ossandón, told journalists that the main suspect is Francisco Mondaca, a 22-year-old volunteer firefighter in Valparaiso who is accused of physically starting the fire.

From Seattle Times • May 25, 2024

According to his mother, Phineas drives for nearly seven years on a regular schedule over the primitive roads between Valparaiso and Santiago.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman