Definitions for oporto
oʊˈpɔr toʊ, oʊˈpoʊr-opor·to

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Porto, Oportonoun

   port city in northwest Portugal; noted for port wine

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Oportonoun

   The second-largest city of Portugal.

2. Etymology: From o + Porto, from porto.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. oporto

   Porto or Oporto (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpoɾtu] (listen)) is the second-largest city in Portugal, the capital of the Oporto District, and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Oporto city proper, which is the entire municipality of Porto, is small compared to its metropolitan area, with an estimated population of just 231,800 people in a municipality with only 41.42 km2. Porto's metropolitan area has around 1.7 million people (2021) in an area of 2,395 km2 (925 sq mi), making it the second-largest urban area in Portugal. It is recognized as a global city with a Gamma + rating from the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.Located along the Douro River estuary in northern Portugal, Oporto is one of the oldest European centres, and its core was proclaimed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996, as "Historic Centre of Porto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar". The historic area is also a National Monument of Portugal. The western part of its urban area extends to the coastline of the Atlantic Ocean. Its settlement dates back many centuries, when it was an outpost of the Roman Empire. Its combined Celtic-Latin name, Portus Cale, has been referred to as the origin of the name Portugal, based on transliteration and oral evolution from Latin. In Portuguese, the name of the city includes a definite article: o Porto ("the port" or "the harbor"), which is where its English name "Oporto" comes from.Port wine, one of Portugal's most famous exports, is named after Porto, since the metropolitan area, and in particular the cellars of Vila Nova de Gaia, were responsible for the packaging, transport, and export of fortified wine. In 2014 and 2017, Oporto was elected The Best European Destination by the Best European Destinations Agency. Oporto is on the Portuguese Way path of the Camino de Santiago.

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1. oporto

   Oporto, also known as Porto, is the second largest city in Portugal, located along the Douro river estuary in northern part of the country. It is well known for its stately bridges and port wine production.

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1. Oporto

   Oporto is an Australian-based fast-food franchise with a Portuguese-theme. Oporto specialises in Portuguese style chicken. Oporto has more than 100 'eat in' or 'take-away' restaurants in Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and the United Kingdom, although a large majority of these are located in New South Wales, Australia.

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Oporto

   at the mouth of the Douro, 200 m. N. of Lisbon, the chief manufacturing city of Portugal, and second in commercial importance; is the head-quarters of the trade in port wine; the industries include cloth, silk, hat, and porcelain manufacture, tobacco, metal-casting, and tanning; besides wine it exports cattle, fruit, cork, and copper. There are many old churches, schools, a library, and two picture-galleries.

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1. oporto

   A city of Portugal, in the province of Entre-Douro-e-Minho, about 2 miles from the mouth of the Douro, and 175 miles north from Lisbon. It was attacked by the Moors under Abderrahman in 820. In 1092 certain knights of Gascony, commanded by Don Alfonso Fredrico, captured it from the Moors. It was famous for the strength of its fortifications during the Middle Ages, its walls being 3000 paces in circumference, 30 feet in height, and flanked with towers. From the 17th to the present century, Oporto has been the scene of an unusual number of popular insurrections. In 1808 it was taken by the French. The French, under Marshal Soult, were surprised here by Lord Wellington, and defeated in an action fought May 11, 1809. It was besieged in 1832 and 1833 by Dom Miguel, and successfully defended by Dom Pedro with 7500 men. In this siege, the city suffered severely, and more than 16,000 of the inhabitants were killed. It has since been the scene of civil war. The insurgents entered Oporto January 7, 1847; a Spanish force entered Oporto, and the Junto capitulated, June 26, 1847.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Oporto

   Portuguese for “the harbour.”

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. OPORTO

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Oporto is ranked #49365 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Oporto surname appeared 426 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Oporto.
   
   77% or 328 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   17.6% or 75 total occurrences were White.
   4.9% or 21 total occurrences were Asian.

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1. • City
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How to pronounce oporto?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say oporto in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of oporto in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of oporto in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=oporto
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Oporto
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oporto
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=oporto
6. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Oporto
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
8. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=oporto
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html