Navarre

[ nuh-vahr; French na-var ]

noun
  1. a former kingdom in SW France and N Spain.

  • Spanish Na·var·ra [nah-vahr-rah]. /nɑˈvɑr rɑ/.

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  • Na·varr·i·an, adjective

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Navarre

/ (nəˈvɑː) /


noun
  1. a former kingdom of SW Europe: established in the 9th century by the Basques; the parts south of the Pyrenees joined Spain in 1515 and the N parts passed to France in 1589. Capital: Pamplona: Spanish name: Navarra (naˈβarra)

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