Guernica

American  

[gwair-ni-kuh, ger-nee-kah] / ˈgwɛər nɪ kə, gɛrˈni kɑ /

noun

1. Basque town in northern Spain: bombed and destroyed in 1937 by German planes helping the insurgents in the Spanish Civil War.

2. (italics) a painting (1937) by Pablo Picasso.

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Guernica British  

/ ˈɡɜːnɪkə, ɡɛrˈnika, ɡɜːˈniːkə /

noun

1. Basque name: Gernika.  a town in N Spain: formerly the seat of a Basque parliament; destroyed in 1937 by German bombers during the Spanish Civil War, an event depicted in one of Picasso's most famous paintings. Pop: 15 454 (2003 est)

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Guernica

His debut novel, “Coyote Time,” published by Guernica Editions, will be available in April.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026

Michael Archer, the founder of Guernica, said that the magazine would publish a response in the coming days.

From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2024

Dr. Ayala said “Guernica,” which depicts the 1937 bombing of the city of Guernica during the Spanish civil war, helps explain his views of faith and science as parts of the same whole.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 7, 2023

But this is as far from Pablo Picasso's "Guernica" as a person can get.

From Salon ● Feb. 26, 2022

But she hadn’t been referring to Picasso’s Guernica.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin