Almeida

[ ahl-mey-duh ]

/ ɑlˈmeɪ də /

Fran·cis·co de

[frahn-seesh-koo duh] /frɑ̃ˈsiʃ kʊ də/,1450?–1510, Portuguese military leader: first Portuguese viceroy in India.

Example sentences from the Web for almeida

Of the two men who are mentioned during this century as Spanish surgeons, namely, Almeida and Ayala, we know practically nothing.

An Epitome of the History of Medicine |Roswell Park
Almeida, whose faculties were now suspended by wonder and expectation, looked earnestly at him, but continued silent.

Almoran and Hamet |John Hawkesworth
Guadiana, and while wintering near Almeida, thousands of Portuguese workmen were turning the hills into impregnable fortresses.

A History of England, Period III. |Rev. J. Franck Bright
If fever does not disturb my brain, I think that he whom I see before me is an Almeida.

The Prime Minister |W.H.G. Kingston

You had best take a day to recuperate, then follow me to Almeida.

The Snare |Rafael Sabatini