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Portuguese India

noun

  1. a former Portuguese overseas territory on the W coast of India, consisting of the districts of Gôa, Daman, and Diu: annexed by India December 1961. : Gôa.


Portuguese India

noun

  1. a former Portuguese overseas province on the W coast of India, consisting of Goa, Daman, and Diu: established between 1505 and 1510; annexed by India in 1961
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It became the chief port of the eastern part of Portuguese India, and second only to Goa.

We had stopped at Morumgoa, Portuguese-India, where most of the black passengers left the ship.

He had resolved that Goa should be the capital of Portuguese India, and he never rested until he had attained his end.

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