Asturias

[ a-stoor-ee-uhs, a-styoor-; Spanish ahs-too-ryahs ]

noun

Mi·guel Án·gel [mee-gel-ahng-hel], /miˈgɛl ˈɑŋ hɛl/, 1899–1974, Guatemalan novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1967.
a former kingdom and province in NW Spain.

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How to use Asturias in a sentence

In Asturias, more cider is consumed per capita than anywhere else in the world.
What the Pilgrims Drank on Thanksgiving | Jordan Salcito | November 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
In Asturias, the cider apples are more bitter and tannic than in other regions.
What the Pilgrims Drank on Thanksgiving | Jordan Salcito | November 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
That happiness now requires my renunciation in behalf of my very dear eldest son, Charles Louis, prince of the Asturias.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
Ferdinand, Prince of Asturias, and heir apparent to the throne, was a young widower of good impulses but feeble character.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte | William Milligan Sloane
The people adored the Prince of Asturias, and without difficulty he quieted the rioters and offered life to his enemy.
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The sheep and horses of Btica rivalled in renown those of the Asturias.
History of Julius Caesar Vol. 1 of 2 | Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873.
To the north, the limitation could not be made any more distinct, the Asturias not being thoroughly conquered.
History of Julius Caesar Vol. 1 of 2 | Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873.

British Dictionary definitions for Asturias (1 of 2)

Asturias¹

/ (æˈstʊərɪˌæs) /

noun

a region and former kingdom of NW Spain, consisting of a coastal plain and the Cantabrian Mountains: a Christian stronghold against the Moors (8th to 13th centuries); rich mineral resources

British Dictionary definitions for Asturias (2 of 2)

Asturias²

/ (æˈstʊərɪˌæs) /

noun

Miguel Ángel. 1899–1974, Guatemalan novelist and poet. His novels include El Señor Presidente (1946). Nobel prize for literature 1967

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