Andalusia
Spanish An·da·lu·cí·a [ahn-dah-loo-thee-ah, -see-ah]. /ˌɑn dɑ luˈθi ɑ, -ˈsi ɑ/. a region in S Spain, bordering on the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. 33,712 sq. mi. (87,314 sq. km).
a city in S Alabama.
Other words from Andalusia
- An·da·lu·sian, adjective, noun
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How to use Andalusia in a sentence
"Nothing," answered the Andalusian, his dreamy eye wandering over the marble tracery on the wall above.
God Wills It! | William Stearns DavisThe Andalusian started to ride slowly back to his station, when the Count summoned him again.
God Wills It! | William Stearns DavisThe malaguena is Andalusian, and the jota is Aragonese; but both are popular in Castile.
Spanish Life in Town and Country | L. Higgin and Eugne E. StreetEnglish and Protestants as they were, how far superior in their innocence to her, an Andalusian Catholic, in her guilt!
But, alas for the scheme, what was apparently jealousy on the part of Soult had quenched all ardor in the Andalusian invasion.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte | William Milligan Sloane
British Dictionary definitions for Andalusia
/ (ˌændəˈluːzɪə) /
a region of S Spain, on the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, with the Sierra Morena in the north, the Sierra Nevada in the southeast, and the Guadalquivir River flowing over fertile lands between them; a centre of Moorish civilization; it became an autonomous region in 1981. Area: about 87 280 sq km (33 700 sq miles): Spanish name: Andalucía (andaluˈθia)
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