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Navarre

[ nuh-vahr; French na-var ]

noun

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


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 nameNavarranaˈβarra


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  • Na·varri·an adjective

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Example Sentences

In Navarre, a Capuchin monk delivered a mass confession to a crowd of men standing in their own grave.

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Pamplona is a vibrant modern city that takes care to preserve the traditions of Navarre culture and cuisine.

Creech owns four rental properties and manages 60 other vacation properties on Navarre Beach.

“For us, it is pretty far down on the list,” said x17 co-owner Brandy Navarre, of the action in Aspen.

Determined to show his intentions openly, he remained covered, while the king of Navarre stood before him bare-headed.

Parliament would not condemn the Guises, nor the king of Navarre, nor the Condes, nor my brother.

She even wrote to the French general on the Spanish frontier, inviting him to invade Navarre.

Young Gerson was sent to Paris to the famous college of Navarre when fourteen years of age.

When Navarre exclaimed: "Whoever touches my brother of Guise with the tip of his finger, touches my whole body!"

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