Alcalá de Henares

[ al-kuh-lah dey huh-nahr-uhs, -nah-reys; Spanish ahl-kah-lah the e-nah-res ]

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noun

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

Next, she learned that he had entered the famous University of Alcala de Henares.

He had scarcely recovered, and the queen was still in a state of convalescence, when the king sent him to Alcala de Henares.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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