Coimbra

American  

[kween-bruh] / ˈkwĩ brə /

noun

1. a city in central Portugal: noted university founded at Lisbon 1290, transferred here 1537.

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Coimbra British  

/ ˈkuimbrə /

noun

1. a city in central Portugal: capital of Portugal from 1190 to 1260; seat of the country's oldest university. Pop: 148 474 (2001)

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Example Sentences

Games are being played at the Estadio Antonio Coimbra da Mota - a 5,000-capacity ground in Estoril - but it was transformed for the World Sevens.

From BBC

This tree was planted in the 19th Century in Coimbra's romantic Quinta das Lágrimas Gardens from seeds exchanged with Sydney's Botanical Garden and is a treasured landmark.

From BBC

Professor of Archaeology at the University of Coimbra and research fellow at Liverpool University George Nash explores this transformation in his book The Neolithic Tombs of Wales.

From BBC

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

They hired a team of investigators led by renowned forensic scientist Prof Duarte Nuno Vieira of Portugal's Coimbra University.

From BBC