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Barcelona

[ bahr-suh-loh-nuh; Spanish bahr-the-law-nah ]

noun

  1. a seaport in northeastern Spain, on the Mediterranean.


Barcelona

/ ˌbɑːsɪˈləʊnə /

noun

  1. the chief port of Spain, on the NE Mediterranean coast: seat of the Republican government during the Civil War (1936–39); the commercial capital of Spain. Pop: 1 582 738 (2003 est) Ancient nameBarcinobɑːˈsiːnəʊ


Barcelona

  1. City in northeastern Spain on the Mediterranean Sea ; the second-largest city of Spain, after Madrid , its largest port, and its chief industrial and commercial center.


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Notes

Barcelona hosted the 1992 summer Olympic Games .
Capital of the region of Catalonia, and long a stronghold of movements for Catalan independence, Barcelona has also been a center for radical political beliefs, including anarchism and socialism .

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Example Sentences

“They also were responsible for the Barcelona subway plot,” a plan disrupted by Spanish law enforcement in 2008.

By September, he was flashing a thumbs-up to assembled fans as he walked into court in a Barcelona suburb.

Today EatWith is available in 30 cities, including Barcelona, Berlin, Paris, London, New York, Los Angeles, and Miami.

Of course, I love to be on the beach in Barcelona, I love to see naked women.

The Catalan separatist movement has been growing in recent years, as demonstrated each September with a march on Barcelona.

On May 13 Polavieja arrived in Barcelona physically broken, half blind, and with evident traces of a disordered liver.

Before he reached Barcelona, in the third week of May, war between the two countries had already broken out (April 23, 1898).

Ferdinand and Isabella confirmed, at Barcelona, the appointment of Columbus, on his return from the new world.

If he were provoked, the white flag might in a few days be again flying on the walls of Barcelona.

My father, in the course of his commerce, resided more at Barcelona than in his native country, though at times he visited Genoa.

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