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Madrid
[ muh-drid; Spanish mah-threeth ]
noun
- a city in and the capital of Spain, in the central part.
Madrid
/ məˈdrɪd /
noun
- the capital of Spain, situated centrally in New Castile: the highest European capital, at an altitude of about 700 m (2300 ft); a Moorish fortress in the 10th century, captured by Castile in 1083 and made capital of Spain in 1561; university (1836). Pop: 3 092 759 (2003 est)
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Other Words From
- Mad·ri·le·ni·an [mah-dr, uh, -, lee, -nee-, uh, n, ‑-, leen, -y, uh, n], adjective noun
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Example Sentences
Prado was the first name I recognized here since I used to live a few blocks from the Prado museum in Madrid when I was 20.
Tom Hanks checks into hotels under the name “Johnny Madrid!”
Other Western cities have been attacked as well, including Madrid, London, Brussels and Ottawa.
The body will be incinerated at a medical waste plant in Madrid.
A 44-year-old Spanish nurse from Madrid is the first person known to contract the deadly Ebola virus outside of Africa.
Two of these pictures are in the Museo del Prado, at Madrid.
Junot already held Portugal; it seemed as if it needed but a vigorous movement to oust the Bourbons from Madrid.
The Spanish authorities had just time before this measure was taken to report the bare facts to Madrid by cable.
Given at Madrid, December thirty-one, one thousand six hundred and twenty-two.
Given in Madrid, November twenty-seven, one thousand six hundred and twenty-three.
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