Valparaiso

[ val-puh-rahy-zoh, -soh ]

/ ˌvæl pəˈraɪ zoʊ, -soʊ /

Spanish Val·pa·ra·í·so

[bahl-pah-rah-ee-saw] /ˌbɑl pɑ rɑˈi sɔ/. a seaport in central Chile.

a city in NW Indiana.

Example sentences from the Web for valparaiso

Oh yes, you will live a long time before you will get to Valparaiso!

Macleod of Dare |William Black
A forced march across country brought him to the old carriage road which comes into Valparaiso from the south.

The South American Republics, Part II (of 2) |Thomas C. Dawson
Eighty-two days elapsed between the departure of the Novara from Valparaiso and her arrival in the harbour of Gibraltar.

Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III |Karl Ritter von Scherzer
Some weeks after, the Commodore set sail in this impregnable craft for Valparaiso.

Moby Dick; or The Whale |Herman Melville

St. Jago, Valparaiso, and some other places, were greatly injured.

Principles of Geology |Charles Lyell

Valparaíso

/ (Spanish balparaˈiso) /

a port in central Chile, on a wide bay of the Pacific: the third largest city and chief port of Chile; two universities. Pop: 275 000 (2005 est)