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Dias

American  
[dee-uhs, dee-uhsh] / ˈdi əs, ˈdi əʃ /
Or Diaz

noun

  1. Bartholomeu c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.


Dias British  
/ ˈdiːəs, ˈdiəʃ /

noun

  1. Bartholomeu (ˌbərtuluˈmeu). ?1450–1500, Portuguese navigator who discovered the sea route from Europe to the East via the Cape of Good Hope (1488)

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She told Dias that they just didn’t have the money to stand up to Henry J Kaiser.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Historian Ric Dias tells that story in his book “Kaiser Steel of Fontana.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Across the street, Dias, the owner of Javi’s Gift Shop, greeted a reporter warmly and agreed to a photo, something he had been too tense to do in January.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Love Island host Maya Jama and Manchester City player Ruben Dias are said to be devastated after their Cheshire home was burgled on Wednesday evening.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

At last, in 1488 Bartolomeu Dias reached the southernmost tip of the continent, which he named the Cape of Good Hope.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton