Bahia

See also: bahia and bahía

English
situation map of the Brazil state of Bahia

Etymology

From Portuguese Bahia, from bahia, an obsolete spelling of baía (“bay”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bəˈhiːə/, /bɒˈiːə/

Proper noun

Bahia

  1. A state in the Northeast Region of Brazil, whose capital is Salvador.

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Portuguese

Alternative forms
  • Baía (dated in Brazil, occasionally used in Portugal)

Etymology

From earlier Bahia de Todos os Santos (“Bay of All Saints”), after a bay on its coast. Bahia is an obsolete spelling of baía (“bay”); the name of the state was specially mentioned as an example of the exception for traditional placenames in the spelling reform that proscribed <h> between vowels.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): [baˈi.ɐ]

Proper noun

Bahia f

  1. A state in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Capital: Salvador.
    Synonym: BH (abbreviation)
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