Valparaiso

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of Valparaíso; a port city in Chile. alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    A city in Okaloosa County, Florida.
  3. 3
    A city, the county seat of Porter County, Indiana.
  4. 4
    A village in Saunders County, Nebraska.
  5. 5
    A village in the Rural Municipality of Star City, Saskatchewan, Canada.

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valpo

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"President Barack Obama on Monday announced the creation of two new marine sanctuaries in the states of Maryland and Wisconsin as part of a video-address delivered to Our Ocean 2015, a major international conference on the world's marine ecosystems in Valparaiso, Chile."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Valparaíso, from val (short for valle (“valley”)) + paraíso (“paradise”).

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