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Cunha
[ koon-yuh ]
noun
- Tris·tão da [treesh-, toun, d, uh], 1460–1540?, Portuguese navigator and explorer.
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Editora Objetiva was forced to “severely” edit a book about the storied 19th-born century writer and scholar Euclides da Cunha.
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The island of Tristan da Cunha was sighted, looming in the evening light like some huge monster rising out of the ocean.
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They were no doubt making for Tristo da Cunha, which lies at a distance of about 400 miles in that direction.
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Brigadier Carlos Frederico da Cunha, commander-in-chief, &c.
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Nuno da Cunha died on his way back to Portugal, and the absence of his strong hand was soon felt in India.
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For this important office the king first selected Tristo da Cunha, a daring and skilful commander and navigator.
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