Bahia

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See also: bahia and bahía

English

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situation map of the Brazil state of Bahia

Etymology

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From Portuguese Bahia, from bahia, an obsolete spelling of baía (bay). Doublet of Bay.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈhiːə/, /bɒˈiːə/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Proper noun

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Bahia

  1. A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Salvador

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See also

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Divisions of the Federative Republic of Brazil in English (layout · text)
States: 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

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Anagrams

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Portuguese

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Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Bahia

Alternative forms

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  • Baía (dated in Brazil, occasionally used in Portugal)

Etymology

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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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Proper noun

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Bahia f

  1. A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Salvador
    Synonym: (abbreviation) BA
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