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O⋅por⋅to

[oh-pawr-toh, oh-pohr-]
–noun
a port in NW Portugal, near the mouth of the Douro River. 300,925.
Portuguese, Pôrto.
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O·por·to   (ō-pôr'tō, ō-pōr'-)   
A city of northwest Portugal near the mouth of the Douro River north of Lisbon. Probably of pre-Roman origin, it was captured by the Moors in 716. Its wine trade was established in 1678. Population: 263,000.
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