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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- The capital and largest city of Guinea-Bissau, on an estuary of the Atlantic Ocean. Founded by the Portuguese in 1687, the city has been a free port since 1869.
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- proper noun The capital of
Guinea-Bissau .
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- noun the capital of Guinea-Bissau
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Examples
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March 2nd, 2009 NAIROBI/BISSAU - The head of the army of Guinea Bissau, General Batista Tagme Na Wai, was killed in an attack on the army headquarters in the capital Bissau, news reports said Monday.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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March 3rd, 2009 NAIROBI/LISBON/BISSAU - Guinea-Bissau President Joao Bernardo 'Nino' Vieira was shot dead in the capital Bissau early Monday, following the killing Sunday evening of army chief Batista Tagme Na Wai, media reports said.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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The best-selling author arrived in Guinea-Bissau from the Portuguese capital Lisbon just after the army chief-of-staff, General Tagme Na Waie, was assassinated on Sunday.
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The sound of clinking bottles echoes in the humming Pampa beer factory, Guinea-Bissau's lone brewery located along a long, dusty road in the country's sleepy capital of Bissau.
Guinea-Bissau's Lone Brewery Hopes to Tap National Pride 2011
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The sound of clinking bottles echoes in the humming Pampa beer factory, Guinea-Bissau's lone brewery located along a long, dusty road in the country's sleepy capital of Bissau.
Guinea-Bissau's Lone Brewery Hopes to Tap National Pride 2011
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Thousands of civilians had fled the violence and upon returning to the city, unknowingly encountered mines that had been planted on the outskirts of Bissau, the front line of the conflict.
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HUMAID's priority was the capital city of Bissau, which had been turned into a war zone during the civil war in 1998 and 1999.
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A visual survey of one of Bissau's popular nightclubs showed most of its patrons drinking Cristal.
Guinea-Bissau's Lone Brewery Hopes to Tap National Pride 2011
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However, the data seem to include speakers of Portuguese as a second language in Angola, Mozambique, Sao Tome, and Guinea Bissau.
The Volokh Conspiracy » European Languages Outside Europe 2010
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The sound of clinking bottles echoes in the humming Pampa beer factory, Guinea-Bissau's lone brewery located along a long, dusty road in the country's sleepy capital of Bissau.
Guinea-Bissau's Lone Brewery Hopes to Tap National Pride 2011
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