Dias

or Di·az

[ dee-uhs; Portuguese dee-uhsh ]

noun

1. Bar·tho·lo·me·u [bah, r, -t, oo, -l, oo, -, me, -, oo], c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.

Dias

/ ˈdiːəs; ˈdiəʃ /

noun

1. DiasBartholomeu?14501500MPortugueseTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: navigator Bartholomeu (ˌbərtuluˈmeu). ?1450–1500, Portuguese navigator who discovered the sea route from Europe to the East via the Cape of Good Hope (1488)

Example Sentences

On Monday, police used live rounds, tear gas, armoured vehicles and police dogs to push back protesters from the site in the capital city Maputo where Dias and Guambe were shot dead.

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Tributes have been paid to Dias, described by the Carta de Moçambique news site as a "shrewd lawyer, intrepid, with the tough fibre of a fighter".

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Graphic designer Dwayne Dias was among the few lucky ones who managed to buy tickets for the Coldplay concert from the official site.

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"The decision to organise a recovery session in the water on Dias Beach was taken without considering the dangerousness of the site, in particular rip currents, waves and rocks," the FFR said.

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"It is time for the state to take back its property," said Germano Santa Brites Dias, Secretary of State for Toponymy and Urban Organisation.

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