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A Coruña

British  
/ a koˈruɲa /

noun

  1. the Galician name for La Coruña

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In front of a crowd of attendees at the council hall on Monday, they were handed plaques by the mayor bestowing them with the status of "Adopted Sons of A Coruña".

From BBC Feb. 25, 2025

But the crew cancelled the visit and instead tried to head for A Coruña in north-west Spain after news of an imminent storm.

From BBC Nov. 7, 2023

The vessel was heading from Hamburg to A Coruña, Spain.

From Seattle Times Oct. 24, 2023

Trade unions representing about 1,000 Zara shop assistants in the Spanish apparel maker's hometown of A Coruña will meet with the company on Thursday to negotiate a pay rise, a union leader said.

From Reuters Nov. 17, 2022

He happened to be in the port city of A Coruña in 1809 when a British army fought a battle against the French, and he wandered out to see what was happening.

From The Guardian May 15, 2015

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