Bahia

geographical name

Ba·​hia bə-ˈhē-ə 

bä-ˈē-ə

1

or formerly Baía

bä-ˈē-ə 

state of eastern Brazil on the Atlantic coast; capital Salvador area 216,612 square miles (561,025 square kilometers), population 14,016,906

2

see salvador

Bahian

bə-ˈhē-ən 

bä-ˈē-ən

adjective or noun