Portugal comes from Portus Cale, which basically means … Port of Cale, with Cale being a town that was where Oporto is today. From Wordnik.com. [Country name etymology – Europa | My[confined]Space] Reference
Lasertag action for Optimus at Casa da Musica in Oporto. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-05-01] Reference
Right now, it’s Oporto which is giving me a fast food stiffy. From Wordnik.com. [Cheeseburger Gothic » A day in Ipswich] Reference
I didn't think there were any British troops in Oporto?. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Havoc]
Oporto, — where he would have pounded the stock-jobbing. From Wordnik.com. [The History of Pendennis] Reference
The approach from thence to Oporto is remarkably beautiful. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 559, July 28, 1832] Reference
"I married him, " Kate said, -because life in Oporto is so dull. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Havoc]
The bridge is similar to that at Oporto, also designed by Seyrig. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"] Reference
Solano threw himself upon Oporto, and Carafa occupied Alentejo and. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of a Voyage to Brazil And Residence There During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823] Reference
He declared as much not long after he arrived at our house in Oporto. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Havoc]
The Engraving represents the most ancient part of the city of Oporto. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 559, July 28, 1832] Reference
Almeida was invested, and Lisbon and Oporto menaced, when the court of. From Wordnik.com. [The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria] Reference
The population of Oporto and Villa Nova was stated by Colonel Batty in. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 559, July 28, 1832] Reference
Oporto and Lisbon on the occasion of the outbreak of the plague in 1899. From Wordnik.com. [Spanish Life in Town and Country] Reference
Oporto is a place of great commercial as well as political consideration. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 559, July 28, 1832] Reference
"So come with me that far, " Sharpe suggested, -because it's close to Oporto. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Havoc]
Lisbon and Oporto vintners, bought and managed the wines at their discretion. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 345, July, 1844] Reference
I'm posted to Oporto where I find billets, look for rations and do the errands of war. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Havoc]
"Amarante is taken, " he said, -which means some of Loison's men can return to Oporto. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Havoc]
In towns like Lisbon and Oporto a great number of persons are employed in the fish trade. From Wordnik.com. [Spanish Life in Town and Country] Reference
In Portugal proper there are two judicial districts -- that of Lisbon and that of Oporto. From Wordnik.com. [Spanish Life in Town and Country] Reference
It is the largest Portuguese city of the world -- greater than Lisbon and Oporto together. From Wordnik.com. [Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America] Reference
Insurrection against the military dictatorship broke out at Oporto and then (Feb. 7) at Lisbon. From Wordnik.com. [1927, Feb. 3-13] Reference
Villa Nova and Oporto, but the funds are not yet forthcoming, and the expense will be considerable. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 559, July 28, 1832] Reference
We've found plenty of food in Oporto and a warehouse stuffed to the rafters with good British powder and shot. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Havoc]
The EU insists that these denominations should be reserved exclusively for wines produced in Oporto, Portugal and Jerez. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
He also claimed the French had gone south toward Lisbon, then reported a rumour which said Marshal Soult was still in Oporto. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Havoc]
Commerce was a Portuguese monopoly until 1808 and trade was restricted to Lisbon and Oporto and carried out through convoyed fleets. From Wordnik.com. [10. The Portuguese Colonial System] Reference
Bordeaux, in 1834; at Oporto, in 1820; and at Xeres de la Frontera, with his excellent friends, Duff, Gordon and Co., the year after. From Wordnik.com. [The Fitz-Boodle Papers] Reference
The EU argues that only Spain can produce wines called sherry and only wines from the Portuguese city of Oporto can be labeled as port. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Europe-Africa summit in December at a meeting of EU commissioners and members of the Portuguese government in Oporto, northern Portugal. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
The fugitives who had fled from Oporto had now returned to the city or found refuge elsewhere, but the French were making new fugitives. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Havoc]
Revolution at Oporto, stimulated by the Spanish revolution, ushered in a liberal government, which adopted a liberal constitution (1822). From Wordnik.com. [2. Portugal] Reference
It was fitting to drink to the health of Amazones a few glasses of that generous liquor which comes from the coasts of Oporto and Setubal. From Wordnik.com. [Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon] Reference
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