Asturias

American  

[a-stoor-ee-uhs, a-styoor-, ahs-too-ryahs] / æˈstʊər i əs, æˈstyʊər-, ɑsˈtu ryɑs /

noun

1. Miguel Ángel 1899–1974, Guatemalan novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1967.

2. a former kingdom and province in NW Spain.

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Asturias ¹ British  

/ æˈstʊərɪˌæs /

noun

1. a region and former kingdom of NW Spain, consisting of a coastal plain and the Cantabrian Mountains: a Christian stronghold against the Moors (8th to 13th centuries); rich mineral resources

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Asturias ² British  

/ æˈstʊərɪˌæs /

noun

1. Miguel Ángel. 1899–1974, Guatemalan novelist and poet. His novels include El Señor Presidente (1946). Nobel prize for literature 1967

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Example Sentences

President of Asturias Adrián Barbón ordered two days of mourning in the region.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2025

Take Cabrales, a blue cheese crafted by rural dairy farmers in Asturias, Spain, which captures the verdant essence of grazing cows thriving in lush pastures.

From Salon • Oct. 3, 2024

As a young man in the 1920s, Cesáreo Cardín Villa discovered a Neolithic cave near his town in Asturias filled with ancient paintings.

From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2023

The Princess of Asturias Award jury said the three were chosen for their contributions to research into the essential role of communities of microorganisms in life on earth.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 7, 2023

Manuel de la Torre assured us that there was, in the Asturias, a Perdiz grisa which lived exclusively in the woods, a tame bird, lying very close, and in autumn flying in bands.

From Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration by Buck, Walter J.