Dias

or Di·az

[ dee-uhs; Portuguese dee-uhsh ]

noun
  1. Bar·tho·lo·me·u [bahr-too-loo-me-oo], /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/, c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.

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British Dictionary definitions for Dias

Dias

Diaz

/ (ˈdiːəs, Portuguese ˈdiəʃ) /


noun
  1. Bartholomeu (ˌbərtuluˈmeu). ?1450–1500, Portuguese navigator who discovered the sea route from Europe to the East via the Cape of Good Hope (1488)

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