Guadalquivir

[ gwah-thahl-kee-veer ]

noun

1. a river in S Spain, flowing W to the Gulf of Cádiz. 374 miles (602 km) long.

Guadalquivir

/ ɡwaðalkiˈβir; ˌɡwɑːdəlkwɪˈvɪə /

noun

1. the chief river of S Spain, rising in the Sierra de Segura and flowing west and southwest to the Gulf of Cádiz: navigable by ocean-going vessels to Seville. Length: 560 km (348 miles)

Example Sentences

At Cordova a great many idlers collect, toward sunset, in the quay that runs along the right bank of the Guadalquivir.

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Moor, replied the baron, with a proud look, can the waters of the Manzanares and of the Guadalquivir join?

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Though hundreds of miles separate the Manzanares from the Guadalquivir, yet do they meet in the mightier waters of the ocean.

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The approach to Cordova is inviting, and the Moorish city is beheld amidst a fertile region, across which runs the Guadalquivir.

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Then the Guadalquivir overflows its banks and deluges the town and the flat land, drowning live stock and destroying buildings.

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