Bahia

Etymology

From Portuguese Bahia. From bahia, an obsolete spelling of baía (“bay”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈhiːə/, /bɒˈiːə/

Proper noun

Bahia

1. A state in the Northeast Region of Brazil, whose capital is Salvador.

Anagrams

• Abiah, Baha'i, Bahai, Bahá'í

Alternative forms

• Baía (dated in Brazil, occasionally used in Portugal)

Etymology

From earlier Bahia de Todos os Santos (“Bay of All Saints”), after a bay on its coast. Bahia is an obsolete spelling of baía (“bay”); the name of the state was specially mentioned as an example of the exception for traditional placenames in the spelling reform that proscribed <h> between vowels.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [baˈi.ɐ]

Proper noun

Bahia f

1. Bahia (a state in the Northeast Region of Brazil, whose capital is Salvador)