Alcalá de Henares

American  

[al-kuh-lah dey huh-nahr-uhs, -nah-reys, ahl-kah-lah the e-nah-res] / ˌæl kəˈlɑ deɪ həˈnɑr əs, -ˈnɑ reɪs, ˌɑl kɑˈlɑ ðɛ ɛˈnɑ rɛs /

noun

1. a city in central Spain, a historic academic center on the Henares River, NE of Madrid.

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Example Sentences

Richard, who lives in the Spanish city of Alcala de Henares, said not a single street light was on when night fell.

From BBC

They ended up mostly near Madrid, in the central archives of the administration in the university town of Alcalá de Henares where - like most of Spain's colonial history in Africa - they were forgotten.

From BBC

Alberto Rojo Puebla, 34, a train conductor from Alcalá de Henares, about 200 miles south of Pamplona, traveled to the festival this year to soak up the culture, despite not being a fan of bullfighting.

From New York Times

He is currently director of Madrid’s Abadía Theater and the Corral of Comedy theater in Alcalá de Henares city.

From Seattle Times

Manuel Franco, a professor and researcher in epidemiology at the University of Alcalá de Henares and an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University, said, “We have health care workers who are now not only exhausted but also angry because they have seen some improvement in the protocols since last spring, but not the hiring of more people that was promised.”

From New York Times