WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Dias n 1: Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500) [syn: Dias, Diaz, Bartholomeu Dias, Bartholomeu Diaz]V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
DIAS Digital Information Archiving System (IBM, Netherlands)