Val·di·via (väl-d  v- , bäl-dvyä) A city of south-central Chile near the Pacific Ocean south of Concepción. Founded in 1552, it grew rapidly after the arrival of German immigrants in the mid-19th century. Population: 133,000. |
Valdivia (Spanish) [balˈdiβja]
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(Placename) a port in S Chile, on the Valdivia River about 19 km (12 miles) from the Pacific: developed chiefly by German settlers in the 1850s; university (1954). Pop.: 122 166 (1999 est.)
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(Biographies / Valdivia, Pedro de (?1500-1554) M, Spanish, MILITARY: soldier, TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: conquistador) Pedro de (ˈpeðro de). ?1500-54, Spanish soldier; conqueror of Chile
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