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Valparaiso

[ val-puh-rahy-zoh, -soh ]

noun

  1. Spanish Val·pa·ra·í·so [bahl-pah-, r, ah-, ee, -saw]. a seaport in central Chile.
  2. a city in NW Indiana.


Valparaíso

/ balparaˈiso /

noun

  1. a port in central Chile, on a wide bay of the Pacific: the third largest city and chief port of Chile; two universities. Pop: 275 000 (2005 est)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

Another adventure, also, but of quite a different and most horrible kind, happened during my stay in Valparaiso.

I agreed, and had five days left, which I determined to spend in carefully examining Valparaiso and its environs.

A few days later he heard that some other British ships were coming from Valparaiso and he concluded to put to sea.

You know a lot of us took charge of the Spitfire, and set the captain and first-mate adrift, off Valparaiso.

The Tom Jones set sail for Valparaiso, but certainly went in a roundabout way to reach her destination.

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