Valparaiso

American

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

noun

Spanish Valparaíso. a seaport in central Chile.
a city in NW Indiana.

Valparaíso British

/ balparaˈiso /

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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

My alma mater, Valparaiso University, is now preparing to join in the self-destruction.

From Salon • Mar. 16, 2024

Looking into Callao to see if any thing had arrived from Valparaiso since he left, he cruised from island to island till the latter part of April without making any prizes.

From The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 by Headley, Joel Tyler

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023