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valparaiso
/væl.pəˈɹeɪ.zoʊ/
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What does valparaiso mean?
proper noun
- Alternative spelling of Valparaíso; a port city in Chile.
- A city in Okaloosa County, Florida.
- A city, the county seat of Porter County, Indiana.
More meanings (2)
proper noun
- A village in Saunders County, Nebraska.
- A village in the Rural Municipality of Star City, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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IPA pronunciation
/væl.pəˈɹeɪ.zoʊ/
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Whereof he was glad, and went along with us and brought us to the place, which is called the port of Valparaiso.
They had all heard of the voyage of the Spray through the papers of Valparaiso, and were hungry for news concerning it.
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Any person who had seen only the country near Valparaiso, would never have imagined that there had been such picturesque spots in Chile.
Some weeks after, the Commodore set sail in this impregnable craft for Valparaiso.
She hailed us, and an officer on board, whom we supposed to be an American, advised us to run in before night, and said that they were bound to Valparaiso.