Coimbra
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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In Portugal a section of the A1 motorway linking Lisbon to Porto collapsed when a river burst its banks near Coimbra.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026
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
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
At fourteen, his father, not daring to risk his son's life in Spain, sent him to the Portuguese University at Coimbra.
From The South American Republics Part I of II by Dawson, Thomas C.
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