Ávila

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

/ ˈɑ və lə; Spanish ˈɑ viˌlɑ /

noun

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

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Examples from the Web for avila

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
In the quarrels between royal brothers and cousins, Avila played a very prominent part.
Cathedrals of Spain|John A. (John Allyne) Gade
Avila y Zinuga, a soldier, diplomatist, and historian under Charles V.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia|Edited by Rev. James Wood
Torquemada was buried in a chapel of the church of his convent of Santo Toms in Avila.
A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 1|Henry Charles Lea

The lineal ancestors of the other claimants had borne the names of Cardona, Portogallo, or Avila.
Christopher Columbus and How He Received and Imparted the Spirit of Discovery|Justin Winsor
At the head of this vanguard rode, upon a snow-white palfrey, the Bishop of Avila, followed by a long train of barefooted monks.
Leila, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton

British Dictionary definitions for avila

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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