Oporto

[ oh-pawr-toh, oh-pohr- ]

noun

1. a port in northwestern Portugal, near the mouth of the Douro River.

Oporto

/ əˈpɔːtəʊ /

noun

1. a port in NW Portugal, near the mouth of the Douro River: the second largest city in Portugal, famous for port wine (begun in 1678). Pop: 263 131 (2001) Portuguese namePorto

Example Sentences

Portugal is this time the scene of the disaster, the sufferer being the Baquet Theatre in Oporto.

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Then Oporto was visited, and the Douro valley, the very centre of the port wine industry.

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At the close of the last year, the government of the Queen of Portugal was in possession of the capital, as well as of Oporto.

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In Portugal proper there are two judicial districts—that of Lisbon and that of Oporto.

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In towns like Lisbon and Oporto a great number of persons are employed in the fish trade.

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