Guernica

American  

[gwair-ni-kuh, ger-nee-kah] / ˈgwɛər nɪ kə, gɛrˈni kɑ /

noun

1. Basque town in northern Spain: bombed and destroyed in 1937 by German planes helping the insurgents in the Spanish Civil War.

2. (italics) a painting (1937) by Pablo Picasso.

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Guernica British  

/ ˈɡɜːnɪkə, ɡɛrˈnika, ɡɜːˈniːkə /

noun

1. Basque name: Gernika.  a town in N Spain: formerly the seat of a Basque parliament; destroyed in 1937 by German bombers during the Spanish Civil War, an event depicted in one of Picasso's most famous paintings. Pop: 15 454 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

Over the weekend, more than a dozen of the publication’s staff resigned in protest — and Guernica removed the essay from its website.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2024

Michael Archer, the founder of Guernica, said that the magazine would publish a response in the coming days.

From New York Times • Mar. 12, 2024

Dr. Ayala said “Guernica,” which depicts the 1937 bombing of the city of Guernica during the Spanish civil war, helps explain his views of faith and science as parts of the same whole.

From Washington Post • Mar. 7, 2023

But this is as far from Pablo Picasso's "Guernica" as a person can get.

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2022

Picasso made a drawing in response to Parsifal in 1934, a precursor to his world-famous Guernica.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall