Guadalquivir

American  

[gwah-thahl-kee-veer] / ˌgwɑ ðɑl kiˈvir /

noun

1. a river in S Spain, flowing W to the Gulf of Cádiz. 374 miles (602 km) long.

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Guadalquivir British  

/ ɡwaðalkiˈβir, ˌɡwɑːdəlkwɪˈvɪə /

noun

1. the chief river of S Spain, rising in the Sierra de Segura and flowing west and southwest to the Gulf of Cádiz: navigable by ocean-going vessels to Seville. Length: 560 km (348 miles)

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Guadalquivir

Another entry point is the 400-mile Guadalquivir River, a labyrinthine waterway of channels and inlets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Up to 200,000 fibers per km2 were found in surface waters near Barcelona, and up to 20,000 fibers per day flowed down the Guadalquivir River.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2023

We joined the caravans in the muddy waters at Quema, a ford in the Guadiamar River, a tributary of the Guadalquivir.

From New York Times ● May 8, 2023

Temperatures were 37C in Seville on Wednesday but are expected to reach a peak close to 40C in the southern Guadalquivir valley, which includes the city of Cordoba.

From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2023

The series of conquests which followed had also, as an indirect and unforeseen result, effects of vast importance in the revival and spread of Greek culture from the Tigris to the Guadalquivir.

From Pioneers of Evolution from Thales to Huxley With an Intermediate Chapter on the Causes of Arrest of the Movement by Edward Clodd

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