Asturias
Americannoun
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Miguel Ángel 1899–1974, Guatemalan novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1967.
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a former kingdom and province in NW Spain.
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Example Sentences
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The jury of the Princess of Asturias Award for Concord said Koch's career was an inspiration for future generations, particularly women.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
The setting, a place which won an award for the best village in the Asturias region, sends a message about supporting Spain's small communities and their traditional heritage.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2025
Take Cabrales, a blue cheese crafted by rural dairy farmers in Asturias, Spain, which captures the verdant essence of grazing cows thriving in lush pastures.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2024
Murakami spoke to the AP this week before he received Spain’s Princess of Asturias prize for literature in the northern Spanish city of Oviedo.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
A primitive method of pursuit survives in certain high-lying villages of the Asturias, where the mountaineers face Bruin, armed only with pike and knife.
From Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration by Buck, Walter J.
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