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Escurial

American  
[e-skyoor-ee-uhl] / ɛˈskjʊər i əl /

noun

  1. Escorial.


Escurial British  
/ ɛˈskjʊərɪəl, ɛˌskjʊərɪˈɑːl /

noun

  1. a variant of Escorial

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However, he resigned this latter position in 1921, when President Harding nominated him Ambassador to the Palace of the Escurial.

From Time Magazine Archive

Convention of the Escurial admitted to contain Recognitions of Rights.—Meaning of the Word “Settlements.”

From The Oregon Territory Its History and Discovery by Travers Twiss

The effects of the Nootka Convention, or rather Convention of the Escurial, have already been discussed in the two preceding chapters.

From The Oregon Territory Its History and Discovery by Travers Twiss

Among the former, whom should I recognize, to my infinite surprise and astonishment, but my faithful guide to Segovia and the Escurial.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 by Various

ESCORIAL, or Escurial, in Spain, one of the most remarkable buildings in Europe, comprising at once a convent, a church, a palace and a mausoleum.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various

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