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Coim⋅bra

[kween-bruh]
–noun
a city in central Portugal: noted university founded at Lisbon 1290, transferred here 1537. 55,985.
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Co·im·bra   (kō-ĭm'brə, kwĭm'-, kwēɴ'-)   
A city of central Portugal north-northeast of Lisbon. It is noted for its university, founded in Lisbon in the 1290s and transferred to Coimbra in 1540. Population: 139,000.
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