Bahia

geographical name

Ba·hia bə-ˈhē-ə bä-ˈē-ə

or formerly Baía

bä-ˈē-ə

state of eastern Brazil on the Atlantic coast; capital Salvador area 216,612 square miles (561,025 square kilometers)

see salvador

Bahian

bə-ˈhē-ən

bä-ˈē-ən

adjective or noun

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Bahía Blanca

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