cordovan

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Cor⋅do⋅van

[kawr-duh-vuh

–noun

1.	a native or inhabitant of Córdoba, Spain.

2.	(lowercase) a soft, smooth leather originally made at Córdoba of goatskin but later made also of split horsehide, pigskin, etc.

–adjective

3.	of Córdoba, Spain.

4.	(lowercase) designating or made of cordovan.

Origin:
1585–95; Cordov(a) + -an

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Cór·do·ba (kôr'də-bə)

also (kôr'dō-vä) A city of north-central Argentina northwest of Buenos Aires. It was founded in 1573. Population: 1,260,000.
also (kôr'thō-vä) A city of southern Spain on the Guadalquivir River east-northeast of Seville. Probably established by Carthaginians, it was later ruled by Romans and Visigoths. Under the Moors (711-1236) it was renowned as a cultural and intellectual center. Population: 324,000.

Cor'do·van (-vən) adj. & n.

cor·do·van (kôr'də-vən)

n. A fine leather originally made of goatskin but now more frequently of split horsehide.

[Spanish cordován, from Córdova, Córdoba, Spain.]

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