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.

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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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Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times

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

Judge Mr Justice Dias adjourned sentencing to a date to be fixed.

From BBC

One of the justices in the court, Jose Dias Toffoli, ordered that the proceedings be kept secret and that all investigative steps be conducted under his supervision.

From Barron's

The break-in is said to have taken place while Jama, 31, was filming Love Island in South Africa and Dias, 28, was at City's Champions League game against Galatasaray.

From BBC