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Diaz

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Diaz
n
1. (Biographies) Bartholomeu (ˌbərtuluˈmeu). a variant spelling of (Bartholomeu) Dias
2. (Biographies / Diaz, Cameron (1972 F, US, FILMS AND TV: actress) Cameron. born 1972, US film actress; films include The Mask (1994), There's Something About Mary (1998), and The Gangs of New York (2003)
3. (Biographies) (José de la Cruz) Porfirio (pɔrˈfirjo). 1830- 1915, Mexican general and statesman; president of Mexico (1877-80; 1884-1911)
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Noun1.DiazDiaz - Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500)
Bartholomeu Dias, Bartholomeu Diaz, Dias


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The day he first drifted into their crowded, busy rooms, they all suspected him of being a spy--one of the bought tools of the Diaz secret service.
The Night-Born by London, Jack View in context
Besides, this idea of Jonah's weathering the Cape of Good Hope at so early a day would wrest the honor of the discovery of that great headland from Bartholomew Diaz, its reputed discoverer, and so make modern history a liar.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
He used to say the Cid Ruy Diaz was a very good knight, but that he was not to be compared with the Knight of the Burning Sword who with one back-stroke cut in half two fierce and monstrous giants.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
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