Bahia
English

situation map of the Brazil state of Bahia
Etymology
From Portuguese Bahia, from bahia, an obsolete spelling of baía (“bay”). Doublet of Bay.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈhiːə/, /bɒˈiːə/
Audio (US) (file)
Translations
state in northeastern Brazil
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See also
- (states of Brazil) state of Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins (Category: en:States of Brazil)
Further reading
Category:Bahia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Bahia on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage
Bahia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /baˈi.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /baˈi.a/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɐˈi.ɐ/
Proper noun
Bahia f
- A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Salvador
- Synonym: (abbreviation) BA
See also
- (states of Brazil) estado do Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins (Category: pt:States of Brazil)
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