Bahia
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Etymology
[edit]From Portuguese Bahia, from bahia, an obsolete spelling of baía (“bay”). Doublet of Bay.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Bahia
- A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Salvador
Translations
[edit]state in northeastern Brazil
See also
[edit]- (states of Brazil) state of Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goias, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins (Category: en:States of Brazil)
Further reading
[edit]Category:Bahia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Bahia on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage
Bahia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
[edit]Portuguese
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Alternative forms
[edit]- Baía (dated in Brazil, occasionally used in Portugal)
Etymology
[edit]From earlier Bahia de Todos os Santos (“Bay of All Saints”), after a bay on its coast. bahia is an obsolete spelling of baía (“bay”); the name of the state was specially mentioned as an example of the exception for traditional placenames in the spelling reform that proscribed <h> between vowels.
Pronunciation
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Audio (Brazil): (file) - Homophones: baía, Baía
Proper noun
[edit]Bahia f
- A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Salvador
- Synonym: (abbreviation) BA
Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]- (states of Brazil) estado do Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins (Category: pt:States of Brazil)
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