Valparaiso
noun
a seaport in central Chile.
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Valparaiso
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Valparaíso
Valparaísonouna 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
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Spanish Valparaíso. a seaport in central Chile.
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a city in NW Indiana.
Valparaíso
British
/ balparaˈiso /
noun
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Kast will be sworn in before Congress in the central coastal city of Valparaiso.
From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 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 regional prosecutor for Valparaiso, Claudia Perivancich, said investigators have evidence the two men agreed “in advance to carry out conduct of this type when the weather conditions were adequate.”
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
Two years ago, forest fires killed at least 120 people in the Valparaíso region near Santiago.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2026
"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
Hundreds of people are missing as wildfires continue to raze homes in Chile's Valparaíso region.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2024
Many people were on summer vacations near Viña del Mar and Valparaíso, coastal cities west of Santiago, the capital, when the fires swept through.
From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 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
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