Angra do Heroismo

[ Portuguese ahng-gruh doo e-roo-eezh-moo ]

noun

1. a seaport on and the capital of the island of Terceira in the Azores: former capital of the Azores.

Angra do Heroísmo

/ ˈ~əːŋɡrə duː iruˈiʃmu /

noun

1. a port in the Azores, on Terceira Island. Pop: 35 581 (2001)

Example Sentences

He was stationed in Portugal when Isaiah was born in Angra do Heroismo.

From Seattle Times

The University of the Azores in Angra do Heroísmo and the Portuguese Meteorological Institute in Lisbon are key collaborators in the observatory.

From Nature

Angra do Heroismo, the chief seaport of Terceira, one of the Azores, with the only convenient harbour in the whole group.

From Project Gutenberg

Later still they degenerated into mere angle strips, as in the cathedral of Angra do Heroismo in the Azores and elsewhere.

From Project Gutenberg

Ponta Delgada, the capital of St Michael's; Angra, or Angra do Heroismo, the capital of Terceira; and Horta, the capital of Fayal.

From Project Gutenberg