Ávila
[ah-vuh-luh; Spanish ah-vee-lah]
- a city in central Spain, a religious and academic center.
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Contemporary Examples of avila
Avila, who was wounded in the right leg and left arm, told the detective that Holmes was targeting “people who were fleeing.”
Historical Examples of avila
The word tuce (or, it may be, tuze) I do not find in any dictionary, nor does Avila translate it.
The Maya ChroniclesVarious
As in some respects my translation differs from that of Avila, I give his.
The Maya ChroniclesVarious
For our eight pesetas a day in Avila we had had as much as we wanted.
Poor Folk in SpainJan Gordon
Then give us tickets to Avila and we will wait at Medina del Campo.
Poor Folk in SpainJan Gordon
It was pitchy night when we clambered down from the train at Avila.
Poor Folk in SpainJan Gordon
Ávila
- a city in central Spain: 11th-century granite walls and Romanesque cathedral. Pop: 52 078 (2003 est)
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