Paria

[ puh-ree-uh; Spanish pah-ree-ah ]

noun

1. Gulf of, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between the island of Trinidad and the NE coast of Venezuela.

Example Sentences

If a Hindoo happens to touch a Paria as he is passing, he thinks himself defiled, and is obliged to bathe immediately.

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He reached the Gulf of Paria and built a fort, intending thence to push his exploration.

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It was that season, however, when the rivers which empty themselves into the Gulf of Paria are swollen by rains.

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In December 1498 the news arrived of the discovery of Paria.

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His discovery consisted of 200 leagues of coast to the west of Paria.

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