Concepción
Americannoun
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a city in central Chile, near the mouth of the Bío-Bío River.
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a city in central Paraguay, on the Paraguay River.
noun
Example Sentences
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A light drizzle fell Tuesday morning on the city of Concepcion, about 500 kilometers south of Santiago in Biobio, one of two regions where entire neighborhoods have been gutted by fires since Saturday.
From Barron's
The most dangerous fire has swept through dry forests bordering the coastal city of Concepción.
From BBC
The bulk of the evacuations were carried out in the cities of Penco and Lirquen, just north of Concepción, which have a combined population of 60,000.
From BBC
He was understatedly brilliant, so much so that Cincinnati Reds’ shortstop Dave Concepcion once mocked Russell’s critics saying he didn’t know who the best fielder was “but I sure watch Bill Russell in the playoffs a lot.”
From Los Angeles Times
Concepcion, who is Filipino American, can relate.
From Los Angeles Times
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