Valparaíso in British English
(Spanish balparaˈiso)
noun
the joint capital of Chile, a port on a wide bay of the Pacific: the third largest city and chief port of the country; two universities; seat of National Congress. Pop: 275 000 (2005 est)
Valparaiso in American English
(ˌvælpəˈreɪzoʊ; ˌvælpəˈraɪsoʊ)
seaport in central Chile: pop. 277,000
: also ˌValparaíso ( Spanish ˌ vɑlpɑʀɑˈisɔ) Image ofValparaíso
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Word lists withValparaíso
Major ports of the worldDefinition of 'Valparaíso'
- to be civil (to sb)
- to beckon (to sb)
- to be clear about sth
- to be clustered around sth
- to become/be accustomed to sth
- to become conscious of/that
- (to become) disillusioned (with sth
- to become effective
- to become infected
- to become inflamed
- to be/come off (the) air
- to become public
- to become sb's second home
- to become unbearable
- to be/come under review
- to be comfortable
- to be comfortably off
- to be coming along (fine or nicely)
- to be committed to sth/doing sth
- to be commuted (to life imprisonment)
- to be compatible with sb
- to be compatible with sth
- to be complacent about sth
- to be complimentary about sb/sth
- to be composed of