Ávila

[ ah-vuh-luh; Spanish ah-vee-lah ]

/ ˈɑ və lə; Spanish ˈɑ viˌlɑ /

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noun

a city in central Spain, a religious and academic center.

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Words nearby Ávila

avidya, Aviemore, avifauna, avigation, Avignon, Ávila, Avila Camacho, Avilés, a vinculo matrimonii, avionics, aviophobia

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Around that same time, Rose-Avila returned to El Salvador as regional director for Save the Children.
How America Started The Border Crisis|Eleanor Clift|July 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Our house became a kind of community center for deported gang members from L.A.,” said Rose-Avila, picking up the story.
How America Started The Border Crisis|Eleanor Clift|July 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Frederickson testified that the following day he interviewed Adan Avila in his hospital bed.
Aurora Cops Relive the Horror at James Holmes Hearing|Christine Pelisek|January 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Avila, who was wounded in the right leg and left arm, told the detective that Holmes was targeting “people who were fleeing.”
Aurora Cops Relive the Horror at James Holmes Hearing|Christine Pelisek|January 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST

As in some respects my translation differs from that of Avila, I give his.
The Maya Chronicles|Various
Wherever such a company may be congregated, Pedro Arias de Avila is entitled to a high and exclusive place.
South American Fights and Fighters|Cyrus Townsend Brady
But Pedro Arias de Avila had already sailed from the mother country to supplant him.
The Spanish Pioneers|Charles F. Lummis
Having succeeded so well in Espaola, Avila was now sent to Spain.
The Colonization of North America|Herbert Eugene Bolton
San Vicente stands outside the walls of Avila, close to one of the principal gates, and near the north-east angle of the city.
Some Account of Gothic Architecture in Spain|George Edmund Street

British Dictionary definitions for Ávila

Ávila

/ (Spanish ˈaβila) /

noun

a city in central Spain: 11th-century granite walls and Romanesque cathedral. Pop: 52 078 (2003 est)

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