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Oporto

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O·por·to  (-pôrt, -pr-) also Por·to or Pôr·to (pôrt)
A city of northwest Portugal near the mouth of the Douro River north of Lisbon. Probably of pre-Roman origin, it was captured by the Moors in 716. Its wine trade was established in 1678. Population: 263,000.
Oporto [əˈpɔːtəʊ]
n
(Placename) a port in NW Portugal, near the mouth of the Douro River: the second largest city in Portugal, famous for port wine (begun in 1678). Pop.: 262 928 (2001) Portuguese name Pôrto
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Noun1.OportoOporto - port city in northwest Portugal; noted for port wine
Porto
Portugal, Portuguese Republic - a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil)


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