Coimbra
Americannoun
noun
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In China, “as with most state policies regarding marriage, women are the central target,” said Gonçalo Santos, an anthropology professor who studies rural China at the University of Coimbra, in Portugal.
From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2023
But Prof George Nash, of the University of Liverpool and Coimbra University in Portugal, believes we should guard against judging Buckland too harshly.
From BBC • Jan. 13, 2023
Most were Brazilian sons of the old landed aristocracy, and some had represented Brazil in the Portuguese Cortes, including the liberal José Bonifácio de Andrade e Silva, educated at Portugal’s Coimbra University.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
Simple, yes, but wrapping a lot of potatoes will still be laborious, notes Isabel Conceição, a nematode expert at the University of Coimbra.
From Science Magazine • Feb. 27, 2022
His mother, however, Anne de Macedo of Santarem, provided for the education of her son Luis, at the University of Coimbra.
From The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem by Camões, Luís de
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