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Noun

1. bartholomeu dias, bartholomeu diaz, dias, diaz

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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noun
1. (ˈdiːəs, Portuguese ˈdiəʃ) a variant spelling of Dias
2. 
Cameron. born 1972, US film actress; films include The Mask (1994), There's Something About Mary (1998), and Gangs of New York (2003)
3. (ˈdiːəs, Spanish ˈdiaθ)
(José de la Cruz) Porfirio (pɔrˈfirjo). 1830– 1915, Mexican general and statesman; president of Mexico (1877–80; 1884–1911)

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(José de la Cruz) Porˈfirio (pɔʀˈfiʀiɔ) ; p^ōrfēˈrē^ō) 1830-1915; Mex. general & statesman: president of Mexico (1877-80; 1884-1911)

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Mexican soldier and politician who became president after a coup in 1876 and governed the country until 1911 (except for the years 1880-1884). His increasingly dictatorial methods led to his overthrow and flight to Paris, where he died in exile.

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