Bahia
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English[edit]

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
Anagrams[edit]
Portuguese[edit]
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[edit]
Audio (BR) (file) - Homophones: baía, Baía
Proper noun[edit]
Bahia f
- A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Salvador
- Synonym: (abbreviation) BA
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