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Valparaiso

US/væl.pəˈɹeɪ.zoʊ/

Valparaiso proper noun: a city in Okaloosa County, Florida. Also the alternative spelling of Valparaíso.

Proper noun

Valparaiso

  1. A city in Okaloosa County, Florida.
  2. 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...2026 July 18, Michelle L. Quinn, “Merrillville council extends data center moratorium by 6 months”, in Chicago Tribune, archived from the original on 20 Jul 2026
  3. A village in Saunders County, Nebraska.
  4. A village in the Rural Municipality of Star City, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Also used as

Valparaiso is also the alternative spelling of Valparaíso.

Origin of Valparaiso

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

Questions about Valparaiso

What does Valparaiso mean?
Valparaiso means a city in Okaloosa County, Florida.
What part of speech is Valparaiso?
Valparaiso is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Valparaiso?
Valparaiso is pronounced /væl.pəˈɹeɪ.zoʊ/ (US).

Words near Valparaiso in the dictionary

  1. valourously
  2. valourousness
  3. valours
  4. Valozhyn
  5. valpack
  6. Valparaiso
  7. Valparaíso
  8. Valpaços
  9. valperinol
  10. Valpo
  11. Valpolicella

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