Setubal
Bay of, an inlet of the Atlantic, in W Portugal. 20 miles (32 km) long; 35 miles (56 km) wide.
a seaport on this bay, near Lisbon.
Historical Examples
At setubal Boutaca had built a church with three vaulted aisles of about the same height.
Portuguese Architecture Walter Crum Watson
The 802 Sado, which issues into setubal Bay, is the only important river of this region.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 Various
noun
a port in SW Portugal, on Setúbal Bay south of Lisbon: an earthquake in 1755 destroyed most of the old town. Pop: 113 937 (2001)
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