Barcelona

[ bahr-suh-loh-nuh; Spanish bahr-the-law-nah ]

noun

1. a seaport in northeastern Spain, on the Mediterranean.

Barcelona

/ ˌbɑːsɪˈləʊnə /

noun

1. the chief port of Spain, on the NE Mediterranean coast: seat of the Republican government during the Civil War (1936–39); the commercial capital of Spain. Pop: 1 582 738 (2003 est) Ancient nameBarcinobɑːˈsiːnəʊ

Barcelona

1. City in northeastern Spain on the Mediterranean Sea ; the second-largest city of Spain, after Madrid , its largest port, and its chief industrial and commercial center.

Notes

Barcelona hosted the 1992 summer Olympic Games .

Capital of the region of Catalonia, and long a stronghold of movements for Catalan independence, Barcelona has also been a center for radical political beliefs, including anarchism and socialism .

Example Sentences

Quique Setién was a bright coach for Barcelona with good tactical ideas, but he couldn’t get through to the players.

From FiveThirtyEight

I was there two years, and yeah, then I moved to Barcelona, practicing there, and then the last three years, almost three years, I’m working with Yahor Yatsyk, my coach, in Belarus, in Minsk.

From Washington Post

Barcelona has a 67 percent chance of moving on, according to FiveThirtyEight’s model.

From FiveThirtyEight

I also — I just spent a month in Barcelona, which I also love and am passionate about London, as well.

From Freakonomics

Tyler Adams was an RB Leipzig substitute at the start of the second half and Konrad de la Fuente was Barcelona’s last sub.

From Washington Post

“They also were responsible for the Barcelona subway plot,” a plan disrupted by Spanish law enforcement in 2008.

From The Daily Beast

By September, he was flashing a thumbs-up to assembled fans as he walked into court in a Barcelona suburb.

From The Daily Beast

Today EatWith is available in 30 cities, including Barcelona, Berlin, Paris, London, New York, Los Angeles, and Miami.

From The Daily Beast

Of course, I love to be on the beach in Barcelona, I love to see naked women.

From The Daily Beast

The Catalan separatist movement has been growing in recent years, as demonstrated each September with a march on Barcelona.

From The Daily Beast

On May 13 Polavieja arrived in Barcelona physically broken, half blind, and with evident traces of a disordered liver.

From Project Gutenberg

Before he reached Barcelona, in the third week of May, war between the two countries had already broken out (April 23, 1898).

From Project Gutenberg

Ferdinand and Isabella confirmed, at Barcelona, the appointment of Columbus, on his return from the new world.

From Project Gutenberg

If he were provoked, the white flag might in a few days be again flying on the walls of Barcelona.

From Project Gutenberg

My father, in the course of his commerce, resided more at Barcelona than in his native country, though at times he visited Genoa.

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