Almeida

[ ahl-mey-duh ]

noun

1. Fran·cis·co de [f, r, ah, n, -, seesh, -k, oo, d, uh], 1450?–1510, Portuguese military leader: first Portuguese viceroy in India.

Example Sentences

In all, Almeida logged over 2,000 flight hours—800 in combat.

From MIT Technology Review

In 2019, when a strange disease first appeared in China, researchers used Almeida’s pioneering work to identify the culprit as another coronavirus — a type called SARS-CoV-2, which causes covid-19.

From Washington Post

So when a researcher named David Tyrrell was baffled by an unknown virus that was giving people nasty colds, he called Almeida for help.

From Washington Post

With patience and practice, Almeida created detailed pictures of human cells and viruses using the microscope.

From Washington Post

Photographs by Lourdes Almeida explore the meaning of the style in which a rebozo is worn.

From The Daily Beast

French evacuated Almeida, after destroying everything, and the next day they abandoned Portugal entirely.

From Project Gutenberg

Ciudad Rodrigo and Almeida fell without the English commander making any apparent effort to relieve them.

From Project Gutenberg

Reinforced by fresh troops, Massena turned fiercely to the relief of Almeida, which Wellington had besieged.

From Project Gutenberg

Of the two men who are mentioned during this century as Spanish surgeons, namely, Almeida and Ayala, we know practically nothing.

From Project Gutenberg

The turn of Almeida followed, though in consequence of an accidental explosion the siege did not last long.

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