Bahia

//bəˈhiːə// name

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

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"A Baiano is someone who was born or who lives in the Brazilian state of Bahia, whose capital is Salvador."

Etymology

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

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