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Valparaiso

  • /væl.pəˈɹeɪ.zoʊ/ US

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Spanish Valparaíso, from val (short for valle (“valley”)) + paraíso (“paradise”).

proper noun

  1. alternative Alternative spelling of Valparaíso; a port city in Chile.
  2. A city in Okaloosa County, Florida.
  3. A city, the county seat of Porter County, Indiana. Thirteen Indiana counties have enacted data center moratoriums, including Fulton, Marshall and Starke counties. The Valparaiso City Council on July 15 also voted 6 to 1 on first reading to amend a proposed ordinance for a moratorium on data centers to remove the original two-year end date; it also v
  4. A village in Saunders County, Nebraska.
  5. A village in the Rural Municipality of Star City, Saskatchewan, Canada.

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EspañolValparaíso
FrançaisValparaíso

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"Valparaiso." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/valparaiso. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Valparaiso. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/valparaiso

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"Valparaiso." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/valparaiso.

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@misc{valparaiso_2026,
  title = {Valparaiso},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/valparaiso},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}