Bahia
English
editEtymology
editFrom Portuguese Bahia, from bahia, an obsolete spelling of baía (“bay”). Doublet of Bay.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editBahia
- A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Salvador
Translations
editstate in northeastern Brazil
See also
editStates: 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 |
Federal District: Federal District |
Further reading
edit- Category:Bahia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Bahia on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage
- Bahia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
editPortuguese
editAlternative forms
edit- Baía (dated in Brazil, occasionally used in Portugal)
Etymology
editFrom 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
editBahia f
- A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Salvador
- Synonym: (abbreviation) BA
Related terms
editSee 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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