Oporto

American

[oh-pawr-toh, oh-pohr-] / oʊˈpɔr toʊ, oʊˈpoʊr- /

noun

a port in northwestern Portugal, near the mouth of the Douro River.

Oporto British

/ əˈpɔːtəʊ /

noun

Portuguese name: Porto. a port in NW Portugal, near the mouth of the Douro River: the second largest city in Portugal, famous for port wine (begun in 1678). Pop: 263 131 (2001)

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Oporto has 15 coaches and managers on its books including former Leicester and Bristol City boss Nigel Pearson, Barnsley's Darrell Clarke, Rotherham's Steve Evans and ex-Lincoln and Blackburn chief Michael Appleton.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2024

Annual passholder Cindy Oporto of Santa Ana estimates she's been on Small World about 50 times.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2014

The pair still have to face each other in Oporto on 12 May.

From The Guardian • Apr. 8, 2013

I was exhausted and impatient and thinking well past it, to the northern Portugal city of Oporto and the wine country nearby, my ultimate destination and real interest.

From New York Times • May 25, 2012

"Let your men search, sir, and meantime a glass or so of Oporto perhaps——?"

From Our Admirable Betty A Romance by Farnol, Jeffery

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