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Dias

US/ˈdaɪʌz/ uncommon

noun

1.

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)

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Influenced by the (disputed) pronunciation /ˈdaɪ.əs/; cf. bias.

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